Laurie Halverson | |
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Speaker pro tempore of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
In office January 8, 2019 – January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Tony Albright |
Succeeded by | Liz Olson |
Member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives from the 51B district | |
In office January 8, 2013 – January 5, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Redistricted |
Succeeded by | Liz Reyer |
Personal details | |
Born | February 8, 1969 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jason |
Children | 1 |
Relatives |
Howard I. Nelson (grandfather) Peter C. Nelson (uncle) |
Education |
St. Catherine University (
BS) University of Minnesota |
Laurie Halverson (born February 8, 1969) is an American politician who serves as County Commissioner for Dakota County in Minnesota. [1] Previously, she has served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 51B in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Halverson attended the College of St. Catherine, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in political science. She later attended the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. [2] [3]
Halverson was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012. She won reelection against Republican Pat Hammond in 2016. [4] [5]
She supported the bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota. [6]
Halverson and her husband, Jason, have one child and reside in Eagan, Minnesota. Her grandfather, Howard I. Nelson, and her uncle, Peter C. Nelson, also served in the Minnesota Legislature. [2]
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