Lori Grivna

Lori Grivna (born 1960) is a Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 50B which contains all of New Brighton and Arden Hills with parts of Shoreview and Fridley. She currently resides in Shoreview with her husband and two children.

Grivna ran for the same seat, unsuccessfully, against current State Representative Kate Knuth in 2006. Previously the seat had been held by Char Samuelson, who retired the same year.

Grivna previously served two terms on the Mounds View District School Board, which serves all or parts of the cities of New Brighton, Shoreview, Arden Hills, North Oaks, Mounds View, Vadnais Heights, Roseville & Spring Lake Park. While on the school board she advocated for student achievement, funding reform and policy governance.

She graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1978 and received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Minnesota in 1983.

Electoral History

* 2006 Race for Minnesota State House – District 50B [cite web| url= http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=50B | title=Election Reporting: State Representative District 50B | publisher= Minnesota Secretary of State Retrieved on May 26, 2007]
** Kate Knuth (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 9,025 votes (53.67%)
** Lori Grivna (Republican) 7,769 votes (46.20%)
* 2003 Mounds View School Board Election, 4 seats (19,218 votes cast) [Minneapolis Star Tribune, 11/5/2003]
** Lori Grivna – 9,411 votes
** Barbara Bollum – 8,300 votes
** Robert Helgeson – 7,306 votes
** Bob Sundberg – 6,835 votes
** Paul Bjerke – 6,599 votes
** Joel Olson – 5,652 votes
** Edward Bova – 4,525 votes
* 1999 Mounds View School Board Election, 4 seats (8,589 votes cast) [Minneapolis Star Tribune, 11/3/1999]
** Lori Grivna – 4,318 votes
** Wendy Benson – 4,150 votes
** Barbara Bollum – 3,900 votes
** Cathy Moynihan – 3,644 votes
** John Kappler – 3,388 votes
** Lynda Thorland – 2,649 votes
** Steve Fischer – 2,100 votes
** Richard Bokovoy – 1,847 votes
** Cori Corgan – 673 votes

References

External Links

* [http://www.lorigrivna.com Grivna's Campaign Website]
* [http://http://mpls.startribune.com/news/metro/elections/profiles/26417.html Minneapolis Star-Tribune Candidate Profile]
* [http://www.ourminnesotahouse.com/candidates#50B House Republican Candidate Profile]