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    Swails, Marsha

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2007-2010 (District 56B)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Washington

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/3/1952
    Birth Place: Richmond, California
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Woodbury
    Occupation (when first elected): Advanced Placement English Teacher, Woodbury High School

    EDUCATION

    Independence High School, Missouri; Secondary;
    Graceland University, Iowa; B.A.; English and Secondary Education
    Hamline University; M.F.A.; Fine Arts-Writing

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Thomas "Tom" (married around 1974, divorced in 2010)
    Children: Two children: Ann (daughter), Ben (son)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    She grew up in Independence, Missouri.

    She was a classically trained soprano.

    Religion provided by the 2006 WCCO TV Voters' Guide.

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    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

    86th Legislative Session (2009-2010)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2009
    Body: House
    District: 56B
    Elected: 11/4/2008
    Residence: Woodbury
    Term of Office: 1/5/2009 to 1/2/2011
    Oath Date: 1/6/2009
    Counties Represented: Washington
    Occupation: Advanced Placement English Teacher, Woodbury High School
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Finance: K-12 Education Finance Division Minutes
    • Finance: Transportation Finance and Policy Division Minutes
    • Finance: Transportation Finance and Policy Division: Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division Minutes
    • K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Minutes
    • Ways and Means Minutes
    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: House
    District: 56B
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Woodbury
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/4/2009
    Oath Date: 1/3/2007
    Counties Represented: Washington
    Occupation: Advanced Placement English Teacher, Woodbury High School
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Labor: Labor and Consumer Protection Division Minutes
    • E-12 Education Minutes
    • Finance: Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division: K-12 Finance Division Minutes
    • Finance: Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division Minutes
    • Finance: Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division: Environmental Justice and Healthy Housing Minutes
    • Ways and Means Minutes
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    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 (56B)
    2008 (56B)
    2009 (56B)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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