Edelson, Heather
House 2019-2022 (District 49A); House 2023-2024 (District 50A)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/4/1981
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Jewish
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Edina
Occupation (when first elected):
Homemaker
EDUCATION
Columbia Heights High School; Secondary;
University of Minnesota; M.S.W.;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judicial Administration:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (Guardian ad Litem);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Edina, Minnesota (Human Rights and Relations Commissioner);
[Dates Unknown]
Municipal Board/Commission:
Edina, Minnesota (Race and Equity Working Group Member, Facilities);
[Dates Unknown]
School Board/Administration:
Edina Public School District, Minnesota (Special Education Advisory Council);
[Dates Unknown]
County Board/Commissioner:
Hennepin County, Minnesota (County Commissioner);
05/2024 to ?
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Brett
Children:
Three children: Sammy, Caleb, Josh
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
She has a background as a mental health therapist.
She is a first generation college graduate.
Religion according to her Twitter post on August 15, 2019.
Body:
House
District:
50A
Elected:
11/8/2022
Residence:
Edina
Term of Office:
1/2/2023 to 5/28/2024
(unfinished term)
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Reason for unfinished term:
Elected to other office
Session Notes:
She won the special election for Hennepin County Commissioner in the May 14, 2024 election.
Body:
House
District:
49A
Elected:
11/3/2020
Residence:
Edina
Term of Office:
1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Education Policy
Minutes
-
Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Minutes
-
Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy
Minutes
-
Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy
Minutes
Leadership Position:
Assistant Majority Leader
Body:
House
District:
49A
Elected:
11/6/2018
Residence:
Edina
Term of Office:
1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Homemaker
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Health and Human Services Policy
Minutes
-
Ways & Means: Education Finance Division
Minutes
-
Ways & Means: Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy Division
Minutes
Session Interviews
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
Photographs
The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.