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    Kotyza-Witthuhn, Carlie

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    House 2019-2022 (District 48B); House 2023-Present (District 49B)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1987 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion: Episcopalian
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Eden Prairie
    Occupation (when first elected): None listed

    EDUCATION

    University of St. Thomas; B.A.; Entrepreneurship

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Rory
    Children: Four children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special legislative concerns: foster care

    "She and her husband have four young kids, three of them adopted from the foster care system." (Minnesota Women's Press, October 2022)

    Religion provided by her 2018 campaign website. She is a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Edina.

    Most recent term photo
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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: 49B
    Elected: 11/5/2024
    Residence: Eden Prairie
    Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/12/2025
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Legislator/full-time parent
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Children and Families Finance and Policy (Chair) Minutes [She became co-chair on 3/17/2025.]
    • Commerce Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Ways and Means Minutes
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: House
    District: 49B
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Eden Prairie
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Legislator/Full-time parent
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Children and Families Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Commerce Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Economic Development Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Human Services Finance Minutes
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: House
    District: 48B
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Eden Prairie
    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:
    • Commerce Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Early Childhood Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Human Services Finance and Policy: Behavioral Health Policy Division Minutes
    • Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy Minutes
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    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: House
    District: 48B
    Elected: 11/6/2018
    Residence: Eden Prairie
    Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/8/2019
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None listed
    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 Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division/Health and Human Services Finance Division: Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Session Interviews

    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.

    Photographs

    Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn and Rep. Heather Keeler share a moment during an April 12 evening floor session. 4/11/2024. Photo credit: Michele Jokinen, House Public Information Services.

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