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    Schwab, Grace Elizabeth

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2001-2002 (District 27)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Freeborn, Mower

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/3/1963
    Birth Place: Tallahassee, Florida
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    Former Name: Stabell
    Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Keliher
    City of Residence (when first elected): Albert Lea
    Occupation (when first elected): Legislator

    EDUCATION

    New Ulm High School; Secondary; 1981
    Mankato State University; B.S.; 1986
    Mankato State University; Attended Graduate School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Chicano Latino Affairs Council (Board of Directors); [Dates Unknown] [Appointed]
    School Board/Administration: Albert Lea, Minnesota (10 years); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Steven Ray Schwab (while in office, divorced in 2005); Thomas "Tom" Eugene Keliher (remarried in July 2008, after she left office)
    Children: Three children (while in office), Four stepchildren (after she left office): Gracie, Katelyn, and Eric; Mike Keliher, Andy Keliher, Matt Keliher, and Katie Keliher (stepchildren)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: education, agriculture, transportation.

    She ran unsuccessfully as the Republican party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota Senate in the 2002 election. Her opponent, Dan Sparks, defeated her by so few votes that an automatic recount occurred. The recount confirmed that Dan Sparks had won by 5 - 7 votes.

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    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2001
    Body: Senate
    District: 27
    Elected: 11/7/2000
    Residence: Albert Lea
    Term of Office: 1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
    Oath Date: 1/3/2001
    Counties Represented: Freeborn, Mower
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2001 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2001 1st Sp.S. - Author
    2002 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2002 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Crime Prevention
    • Education
    • Education: Early Childhood-Grade 12 Education Budget Division
    • Education: Workforce Education
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Income and Sales Tax Budget Division
    • Transportation
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    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.

    District News Files

    2001 (27)
    2002 (27)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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