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    Jensen, Vicki

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2013-2016 (District 24)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Dodge, Rice, Steele, Waseca

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 2/14/1965
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Owatonna
    Occupation (when first elected): Insurance Agent

    EDUCATION

    Appleton High School; Secondary;
    Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Attended College;
    South Central Technical College; Vocational-Technical School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    School Board/Administration: Owatonna School District, Minnesota (School Board); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Trevor
    Children: Three children: Miranda, Ryan, and Benjamin
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: infrastructure, education, rural development, and agriculture.

    She ran for the 1st Congressional District in the 2018 election but withdrew her candidacy.

    Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2013-2014.

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    Total Days Served: 1456

    SESSIONS SERVED

    89th Legislative Session (2015-2016) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2015
    Body: Senate
    District: 24
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Owatonna
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
    Oath Date: 1/8/2013
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Rice, Steele, Waseca
    Occupation: Insurance Agent
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2015 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Education
    • Finance: E-12 Policy and Budget Division
    • Finance: Subcommittee on Equity
    • Finance: Transportation and Public Safety Budget Division
    • Transportation and Public Safety
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2013
    Body: Senate
    District: 24
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Owatonna
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
    Oath Date: 1/8/2013
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Rice, Steele, Waseca
    Occupation: Insurance Agent
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Finance: E-12 Division
    • Finance: Transportation and Public Safety Division
    • Transportation and Public Safety
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    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.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
    No other information has been entered for this legislator.

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