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    McEwen, Jennifer A "Jen"

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    Senate 2021-2022 (District 07); Senate 2023-Present (District 08)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  St. Louis

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 5/14/1977
    Birth Place: Carbondale, Illinois
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    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Jen
    City of Residence (when first elected): Duluth
    Occupation (when first elected): Attorney

    EDUCATION

    University of Maine; B.A.;
    Hamline University School of Law; J.D.;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Rich
    Children: Two children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special legislative concerns: Health care, climate crisis, environment, economic development, labor, workers' rights, housing.

    Her great-grandparents emigrated to Minnesota from Sweden.

    She is an attorney with experience as a public defender.

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    Total Days Served: 1538

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/5/2024
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Counties Represented: St. Louis
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
    • Environment, Climate, and Legacy
    • Labor (Chair) [She was chair beginning 2/3/2025. She was co-chair from 1/14/2025 to 2/3/2025.]
    • Transportation
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 08
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Counties Represented: St. Louis
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate
    • Environment, Climate, and Legacy
    • Labor (Chair)
    • Transportation
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 07
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Duluth
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Counties Represented: St. Louis
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance
    • Labor and Industry Policy
    • Transportation Finance and Policy
    Session Notes: Her margin of victory over Donna Bergstrom was 16,445 votes. A discretionary recount was requested by Bergstrom. A recount of one precinct occurred. After the recount McEwen was declared the winner by 16,442 votes. Senator Jen McEwen, and Representatives Jennifer Schultz and Liz Olson's elections were contested by their opponents. The court dismissed the case but an appeal was filed on January 15, 2021. On June 9, 2021, the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the district court.
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    News Sources

    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.

    Photographs

    Erin Murphy and Jennifer McEwen on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 5/4/2022. Erin Murphy and Jennifer McEwen look over a piece of legislation during a floor session. Erin Murphy is a Democrat from St. Paul and Jennifer McEwen is a Democrat from Duluth. Photo credit: A.J. Olmscheid, Senate Media Services.

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