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Agbaje, Esther

House 2021-2022 (District 59B); House 2023-Present (District 59B)

Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 3/19/1985
Birth Place: St. Paul, Minnesota
Birth County: Ramsey
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: Black
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected): Attorney

EDUCATION

Shattuck-St. Mary's School; Secondary; Faribault, Minnesota
George Washington University; B.A.; Political science
University of Pennsylvania; M.P.A.; Public Administration
Harvard University; J.D.;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

U.S. Executive Branch: United States State Department (Foreign Affairs Officer); [Dates Unknown]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

Special legislative concerns: housing.

Her "parents came to Minnesota from Nigeria." (2020 campaign website)

Total Days Served: 1543

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 59B
Elected: 11/5/2024
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:

93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 59B
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
Leadership Position: Assistant Majority Leader

92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 59B
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Capital Investment Minutes
  • Health Finance and Policy: Preventative Health Policy Division Minutes
  • Housing Finance and Policy Minutes
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
  • Taxes Minutes

Session Interviews

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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.

Photographs

Rep. Esther Agbaje and Rep. Erin Koegel converse on the House Floor March 14. 3/14/2024. Photo credit: Michele Jokinen, House Public Information Services.
Rep. Esther Agbaje laughs with Rep. Michael Howard during a May 16 floor session. 5/15/2024. Photo credit: Michele Jokinen, House Public Information Services.

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