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    Lynch, Ann

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2007-2010 (District 30)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Olmsted, Wabasha

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/27/1964
    Birth Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Rochester
    Occupation (when first elected): None Listed

    EDUCATION

    Cedar Rapids High School, Iowa; Secondary;
    Hamline University; B.A.; Economics, 1987

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Legislative Staff: Iowa Legislature (High School Page); [Dates Unknown]
    School Board/Administration: Rochester, Minnesota (School Board); 2002 to 12/2006 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Mike
    Children: Two children: Eliza (daughter), Elliot (son)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: health care, education, transportation.

    She was raised in Shueyville, Iowa. She moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1987.

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    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

    86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 30
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Rochester
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
    Counties Represented: Olmsted, Wabasha
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2010 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2010 2nd Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment
    • Finance: Health and Human Services Budget Division
    • Finance: Higher Education Budget and Policy Division
    • Health, Housing and Family Security
    • Higher Education
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 30
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Rochester
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
    Counties Represented: Olmsted, Wabasha
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2007 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment [She was a member in 2008 only.]
    • Education
    • Finance: Health and Human Services Budget Division
    • Finance: Higher Education Budget and Policy Division
    • Health, Housing and Family Security
    • Higher Education
    Session Notes: She became a member of the Capital Investment Committee in 2008.
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    District Files

    2007 (30)
    2008 (30)
    2009 (30)
    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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