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    Sailer, Brita

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2005-2010 (District 2B)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Pennington, Polk

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1953
    Birth Place: Alexandria, Minnesota
    Birth County: Douglas
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Methodist
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Park Rapids
    Occupation (when first elected): Consultant; Materials Exchange Program, Reuse of Waste Materials

    EDUCATION

    Country Schools; Elementary School;
    Alexandria High School; Secondary;
    Minnesota State University, Moorhead; B.A.; Art

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Government: Hubbard County, Minnesota (Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor); [Dates Unknown] [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Phillip
    Children: Two children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    She grew up near Alexandria, Minnesota.

    She ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsed candidate for Minnesota House District 2B in the 2012 election.

    She was a member of 4-H.

    Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.

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    Total Days Served: 2191

    SESSIONS SERVED

    86th Legislative Session (2009-2010)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 02B
    Elected: 11/4/2008
    Residence: Park Rapids
    Term of Office: 1/5/2009 to 1/2/2011
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Pennington, Polk
    Occupation: Consultant, Household Hazardous Waste and Recycling
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2010 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Labor: Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division Minutes
    • Environment Policy and Oversight Minutes
    • Environment Policy and Oversight: Game, Fish and Forestry Division Minutes
    • Finance: Energy Finance and Policy Division Minutes
    • Finance: Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division Minutes
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 02B
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Park Rapids
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/4/2009
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Pennington, Polk
    Occupation: Consultant
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Labor: Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division Minutes
    • Environment and Natural Resources Minutes
    • Finance Minutes
    • Finance: Energy Finance and Policy Division Minutes
    • Finance: Minnesota Heritage Finance Division Minutes
    • Public Safety and Civil Justice Minutes
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    84th Legislative Session (2005-2006)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 02B
    Elected: 11/2/2004
    Residence: Park Rapids
    Term of Office: 1/3/2005 to 12/31/2006
    Counties Represented: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Pennington, Polk
    Occupation: Consultant; Materials Exchange Program, Reuse of Waste Materials
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2005 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Financial Institutions Minutes
    • Commerce and Financial Institutions: Tourism Division Minutes
    • Education Policy and Reform Minutes
    • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    Session Interviews

    District Files

    2005 (02B)
    2006 (02B)
    2007 (02B)
    2008 (02B)
    2009 (02B)
    2009 (02B)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    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.

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