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    Acomb, Patty

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    House 2019-2022 (District 44B); House 2023-Present (District 45B)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/28/1965
    Birth Place: Minnetonka, Minnesota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minnetonka
    Occupation (when first elected): City council member

    EDUCATION

    Hopkins High School; Secondary;
    University of Minnesota; B.S.; Natural Resources

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Agency: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; [Dates Unknown]
    County Government: Hennepin County, Minnesota (Hennepin County Environmental Services); [Dates Unknown]
    School Board/Administration: Hopkins School District (District Strategic Planning Committee); [Dates Unknown]
    Municipal Board/Commission: Minnetonka, Minnesota (City Park Board; Vice-Chair); 2009 to 02/2012
    Watershed District: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District; 2011 to 2012
    Municipal Council/Aldermen: Minnetonka, Minnesota (City Council; About 7 years); 02/2012 to 2019 [Elected]
    Watershed District: Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission; 2014 to 2016
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton); 2015 to 2018 [Appointed]
    State Board/Commission/Council: Metropolitan Council (Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee); 2015 to 2018
    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Environmental Protection Agency (Governmental Advisory Committee Member); 2016 to ?

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Craig
    Children: Two children: Jack, Charlie (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special legislative concerns: climate change

    She heads newly formed House Climate Action Caucus.

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    Total Days Served: 2306

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
    Body: House
    District: 45B
    Elected: 11/5/2024
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/12/2025
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation:
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Elections Finance and Government Operations Minutes
    • Energy Finance and Policy (Chair) Minutes [She became co-chair on 3/17/2025.]
    • Ways and Means Minutes
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: House
    District: 45B
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None listed
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Climate and Energy Finance and Policy (Chair) Minutes
    • Health Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Sustainable Infrastructure Policy Minutes
    • Ways and Means Minutes
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: House
    District: 44B
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None listed
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Health Finance and Policy: Preventative Health Policy Division Minutes
    • Legacy Finance Minutes
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    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: House
    District: 44B
    Elected: 11/6/2018
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/8/2019
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: City council member
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2019 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2019 1st Sp.S. - Author
    2020 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
    2020 3rd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 3rd Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce Minutes
    • Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Energy and Climate Finance & Policy Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Health and Human Services Finance Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: State Government Finance Division Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

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    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.

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