Senate 1993-2002 (District 38)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served: Dakota
St. Mary's Junior College; R.N.;
Spouse: Jim Tilsen Children: Three children Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Special Legislative Concerns: higher education, K-12 education, government reform, taxation, education, health care, environment, women's and children's issues.She ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota Senate in the 2002 election. His opponent, Mike McGinn, defeated her by so few votes that an automatic recount occurred. The recount confirmed that Mike McGinn had won by 25 votes.
The photos in this collection were scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.