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Wiklund, Melissa Halvorson

Senate 2013-2022 (District 50); Senate 2023-Present (District 51)

Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 10/1/1962
Birth Place: ,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender: Female
Religion: Christian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Bloomington
Occupation (when first elected): None Listed

EDUCATION

John F. Kennedy High School, Bloomington; Secondary; She was an exchange student in Finland in 1981
University of Minnesota; B.E.E.; Electrical Engineering, 1991

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

School Board/Administration: Bloomington, Minnesota (School Board Chair); 2009 to 2012
State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Governor's Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Intervention (Senator member; Appointed by Governor Tim Walz); 07/05/2023 to ? [Appointed]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

Special Legislative Concerns: education, early education, health care, environment, and job creation.

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

Total Days Served: 4422

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 51
Elected: 11/5/2024
Residence: Bloomington
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Commerce and Consumer Protection
  • Finance
  • Health and Human Services (Chair) [Co-chair]
  • Human Services

93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 51
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Bloomington
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Commerce and Consumer Protection
  • Finance
  • Health and Human Services (Chair)
  • Human Services

92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Bloomington
Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
  • Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
  • Technology and Reform Policy

91st Legislative Session (2019-2020) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Bloomington
Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:  2020 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy
  • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
  • Local Government

90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Bloomington
Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • E-12 Finance
  • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
  • Local Government

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

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/6/2012
Residence: Bloomington
Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Education
  • Finance: E-12 Policy and Budget Division
  • Health, Human Services and Housing
  • State and Local Government

88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 50
Elected: 11/6/2012
Residence: Bloomington
Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2013 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Education
  • Finance: E-12 Division
  • Health, Human Services and Housing
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

Photographs

Melissa Wiklund and Jason Isaacson on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 6/30/2021. Melissa Wiklund and Jason Isaacson review legislation after a floor session. Melissa Wiklund is a Democrat from Bloomington and Jason Isaacson is a Democrat from Shoreview. Photo credit: A.J. Olmscheid, Senate Media Services.
Melissa Wiklund and Susan Kent on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 3/29/2018. Melissa Wiklund and Susan Kent discuss legislation during a floor session in the Senate Chamber. Melissa Wiklund is a Democrat from Bloomington and Susan Kent is a Democrat from Woodbury. Photo credit: David Oakes, Senate Media Services.


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