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    Long, Dee

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1979-82 (District 56B); House 1983-92 (District 59A); House 1993-98 (District 60A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/5/1939
    Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Congregational
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): College Instructor; Psychology and Statistics, Metropolitan State University

    EDUCATION

    Northwestern University; Attended College;
    University of Minnesota; B.A.; Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
    University of Minnesota; Ph.D.; Experimental Psychology, Ph.D. Candidate

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Nicholas
    Children: Two children: Catherine and Nicholas
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    She was the first female Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1992-1993.

    She was the first female to chair the House Tax Committee.

    She sought and lost the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for Minnesota Secretary of State to Edwina Garcia in 1998.

    She was a member of Plymouth Congregation Church.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1987-88.

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    Total Days Served: 7307

    SESSIONS SERVED

    80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 60A
    Elected: 11/5/1996
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/7/1997 to 1/4/1999
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Taxes (Chair) Minutes
    • Taxes: Property Tax and Tax Increment Financing Division Minutes
    • Taxes: Sales and Income Tax Division Minutes
    • Ways and Means

    79th Legislative Session (1995-1996)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 60A
    Elected: 11/8/1994
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1995 to 1/6/1997
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • International Trade and Economic Development
    • Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs (Chair)
    • Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs: Local Government
    • Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs: Metropolitan Government
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Property Tax and Tax Increment Financing Division
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    78th Legislative Session (1993-1994)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 60A
    Elected: 11/3/1992
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/5/1993 to 1/2/1995
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Rules and Legislative Administration: Personnel
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Property Tax
    • Transportation and Transit
    • Ways and Means
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
    Leadership Notes: She resigned as Speaker of the House effective September 15, 1993.

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/8/1991 to 1/4/1993
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Rules and Legislative Administration (Chair)
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Property Tax
    • Ways and Means
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
    Leadership Notes: She was elected to be Speaker of the House by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus on July 11, 1991 and officially elected to the position on January 6, 1992. She was the first female to serve as Speaker of the House.
    Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
    Leadership Notes: She was elected to be Speaker of the House by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus on July 11, 1991 and officially elected to the position on January 6, 1992. She was the first female to serve as Speaker of the House.
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    76th Legislative Session (1989-1990)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/8/1988
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1989 to 1/7/1991
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Environment and Natural Resources: Solid Waste
    • Ethics
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Rules and Legislative Administration: Rules
    • Taxes (Chair) [Once she became Majority Leader, Rep. Paul Ogren took over as Chair of the Taxes Committee effective November 1, 1989.]
    • Taxes: Property Tax
    • Taxes: Tax Laws
    • Ways and Means
    Leadership Position: Majority Leader
    Leadership Notes: She was elected Majority Leader by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus on June 21, 1989. The position was open because Rep. Ann Wynia resigned after it was announced that she was to become Commissioner of the Department of Human Services.

    75th Legislative Session (1987-1988)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/4/1986
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1987 to 1/2/1989
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: College Instructor
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Data Practices
    • Metropolitan Affairs
    • Metropolitan Affairs: Environment
    • Metropolitan Affairs: Finance
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Tax Law Division (Chair)
    • Ways and Means
    Leadership Position: Speaker Pro Tempore

    74th Legislative Session (1985-1986)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/6/1984
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/8/1985 to 1/5/1987
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: College Instructor
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Environment and Natural Resources: Environment
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Property Tax Study Commission
    • Judiciary
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    73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/4/1983 to 1/7/1985
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: College Instructor
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Environment and Natural Resources: Environment
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Judicial Administration
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Physical and Economic Development (Chair)
    • Local and Urban Affairs: State-Local Fiscal Affairs Division

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 56B
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1981 to 1/3/1983
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: College Instructor, Psychology and Statistics, Metropolitan State University
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Criminal Justice
    • Criminal Justice: Juvenile Justice and Crime Victims
    • Education
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Environment and Natural Resources: Environment
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Physical Development (Chair)
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 56B
    Elected: 11/7/1978
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1979 to 1/5/1981
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: College Instructor; Psychology and Statistics, Metropolitan State University
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Higher Education Division
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Judiciary
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Social, Economic and Physical Development

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Photographs
    Dee Long in 1989 Photo taken by Minnesota House Photography.

    Articles & Books About
    Martin, Grant. "Rep. Dee Long…Ten-Term Legislator Seeks Secretary of State Position." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, April 3, 1998, p. 19.

    Price, Dave. "Despite Skirmishes, Long Loves the Process." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, February 8, 1991, p. 11.

    "Politics 'All in the Family' for Long, Schreiber." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, February 16, 1990, p. 9.


    Archive Collections
    Dee Long Papers, 1992-1998 - Available in the Minnesota Historical Society's Collections.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library has collected newspaper articles on legislators since 1973. They are available in the Library.

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