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Hollins, Athena

House 2021-2022 (District 66B); House 2023-Present (District 66B)

Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served:  Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 10/18/1983
Birth Place: , Hawaii
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: Black
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected): Senior director of diversity and foundations

EDUCATION

Reed College; B.A.; 2005, Psychology
University of St. Thomas School of Law; J.D.; 2011

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Government: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legal intern, Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights); 09/2010 to 05/2011

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

She is interviewed in an article about 40 Black women running for office. (Kare11, June 26, 2020)

Total Days Served: 1542

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 66B
Elected: 11/5/2024
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Energy Finance and Policy Minutes
  • Public Safety Finance and Policy Minutes
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes

93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 66B
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Minutes
  • Property Tax Division Minutes
  • Public Safety Finance and Policy Minutes
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
Leadership Position: Majority Whip

92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 66B
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Counties Represented: Ramsey
Occupation: Senior director of diversity and foundations
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Minutes
  • Housing Finance and Policy: Preventing Homelessness Division Minutes
  • Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Minutes
  • Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Minutes
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.

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