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    Vellenga, Kathleen A.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1981-82 (District 63A); House 1983-94 (District 64A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/??/1938
    Birth Place: Nebraska
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    Former Name: Osborne
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Early Childhood Educator

    EDUCATION

    South Dakota State College; Attended College;
    Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota; B.S.; Education, 1959

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    School Board/Administration: St. Paul, Minnesota (Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, Co-Chair); 19?? to 19??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: James
    Children: Three children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Her grandfather, Tom Osborne, served in the Nebraska State Legislature in the 1940s.

    "Vellenga was the first non-male, non-Catholic, abortion-rights-supporting House member elected to her Macalester-Groveland neighborhood seat." (Star Tribune, October 20, 2013)

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    Total Days Served: 5110

    SESSIONS SERVED

    78th Legislative Session (1993-1994)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1993
    Body: House
    District: 64A
    Elected: 11/3/1992
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1993 to 1/1/1995
    Oath Date: 1/6/1993
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Consultant
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: K-12 Education Finance Division (Chair)
    • Education: K-12 Education Finance Division: Education Reform
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Ways and Means

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1991
    Body: House
    District: 64A
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
    Oath Date: 1/8/1991
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Health Care Access and Delivery
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Civil Law
    • Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division
    • Judiciary: Data Privacy
    • Judiciary: Family Law
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: State Taxes and Tax Laws
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    76th Legislative Session (1989-1990)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1989
    Body: House
    District: 64A
    Elected: 11/8/1988
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1989 to 1/6/1991
    Oath Date: 1/3/1989
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Finance Division
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Transitional Services
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division: Children's Justice
    • Judiciary: Facilities Assessment
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Transportation

    75th Legislative Session (1987-1988)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1987
    Body: House
    District: 64A
    Elected: 11/4/1986
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1987 to 1/1/1989
    Oath Date: 1/6/1987
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Homemaker/Teacher
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Finance Division
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Physical/Mental Health
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Child Abuse/Child Protection
    • Judiciary: Crime and Family Law Division (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Sentencing Guidelines

    74th Legislative Session (1985-1986)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1985
    Body: House
    District: 64A
    Elected: 11/6/1984
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1985 to 1/4/1987
    Oath Date: 1/8/1985
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Homemaker
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Crime and Family Law
    • Crime and Family Law: Family Law
    • Governmental Operations
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Health Care
    • Rules and Legislative Administration: Select Committee on the Staten Case
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    73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1983
    Body: House
    District: 64A
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/6/1985
    Oath Date: 1/4/1983
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Agriculture: Farm Policies and Programs
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: Agriculture, Transportation, Semi-State Division
    • Energy
    • Energy: Housing (Chair)

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: House
    District: 63A
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Early Childhood Educator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Agriculture: Agriculture Products and Marketing
    • Education
    • Education: Discipline
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Law Reform
    • Regulated Industries
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