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)