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    Erickson Ropes, Sharon L.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2007-2010 (District 31)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Fillmore, Houston, Winona

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 1/23/1954
    Birth Place: Two Harbors, Minnesota
    Birth County: Lake
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    Former Name: Erickson
    City of Residence (when first elected): Winona
    Occupation (when first elected): Registered Nurse

    EDUCATION

    Two Harbors High School; Secondary;
    College of St. Teresa; B.S.; Nursing, 1976
    College of St. Teresa; B.A.; French, 1976

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Attorney General's Task Force on Consumer Rights and Health Care; [Dates Unknown]
    School Board/Administration: Winona, Minnesota (School Board, Chair, 2000-2001); 19?? to 20?? [Elected]
    Military: United States Navy Nurse Corps (Commissioned Officer, North Carolina and Virginia); 1977 to 1982

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Milton Ropes
    Children: Three children: Lauren and Sharon (daughters), Nathaniel (son)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: health care, education, environment.

    She moved to Winona, Minnesota in the late 1980s.

    She was a University of Minnesota Winona County Master Gardener.

    Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, the Directory, 2007-2008.

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    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

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

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2009
    Body: Senate
    District: 31
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Winona
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
    Oath Date: 1/3/2007
    Counties Represented: Fillmore, Houston, Winona
    Occupation: Registered Nurse
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Veterans
    • Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
    • 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   Convened Date: 1/3/2007
    Body: Senate
    District: 31
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Winona
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
    Oath Date: 1/3/2007
    Counties Represented: Fillmore, Houston, Winona
    Occupation: Registered Nurse
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2007 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2007 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Veterans
    • Education
    • Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
    • Finance: Health and Human Services Budget Division
    • Health, Housing and Family Security
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books By

    • Erickson Ropes, Sharon and Jim Heinlein. Primarily Prints: Celebrate 2000 with a Half-Century of Jim Heinlen. Sugar Loaf Press, 1999.

    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.

    District News Files

    2007 (31)
    2008 (31)
    2009 (31)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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