Kozlowski, Alicia "Liish"
House 2023-Present (District 8B)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/21/1988
Birth Place:
Duluth, Minnesota
Birth County:
St. Louis
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Nonbinary
Religion:
Reported Minority: Mexican, Ojibwe
Other Names:
Liish
City of Residence (when first elected):
Duluth
Occupation (when first elected):
Community relations officer
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, Duluth; B.A.; History, 2009
College of St. Scholastica; M.B.A.; 2017
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Duluth, Minnesota (Community Relations Officer);
02/2019 to 12/2022
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Samantha
Children:
One child
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Their Ojibwe name is Ozaawaa Anakwad, which is Yellow Cloud. (Sahan Journal)
They refer to themselves as "a two-spirit person, as a non-binary person, as a Mexican Objiwe." (Sahan Journal)
Their late father was a Fond du Lac Band elder. (Sahan Journal)
They were raised by their Ojibwe mother and Mexican father. (2022 Campaign Website)
They are the first openly nonbinary legislator to serve in the Minnesota Legislature. (Sahan Journal)
They were the first Latina-Ojibwe to serve on the Executive Leadership Team in the City of Duluth's history. (2022 Campaign Website)
Body: House
District: 08B
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Duluth
Term of Office: 1/3/2023 to 1/13/2025
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Community relations officer
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Capital Investment
Minutes
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Economic Development Finance and Policy
Minutes
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Housing Finance and Policy
Minutes
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Labor and Industry Finance and Policy
Minutes
Session Interviews
Session Interview
(Video) 2023 House Interview
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