- Claire Robling
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Claire Robling Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 35th districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 7, 1997Preceded by Terry Johnston Personal details Born October 22, 1956
Chanhassen, MinnesotaPolitical party Republican Party of Minnesota Spouse(s) Tony Children 2 Residence Jordan, Minnesota Alma mater College of St. Catherine Occupation journalist, freelance writer, legislator Religion Catholic Claire A. Robling (born October 22, 1956) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 35, which includes portions of Carver, Le Sueur, Scott and Sibley counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, she was first elected to the Senate in 1996, and was re-elected in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010. She served as an assistant minority leader from 2003 to 2006.[1]
Robling is currently chair of the Senate Finance Committee. She is also a member of the Senate's Higher Education and Local Government & Elections committees.[2] Her special legislative concerns include family and early childhood, transportation, taxes, education, and the environment.[3]
Robling is a journalist and a freelance writer by profession. She graduated from Chaska High School in Chaska, and then went on to the College of St. Catherine in Saint Paul. She was a reporter for the Shakopee Valley News in Shakopee from 1977 to 1980, an editor for the Jordan Independent in Jordan from 1980 to 1981, and a reporter and editor for the Prior Lake, Chanhassen, Chaska and Savage newspapers from 1982 to 1996. She and her husband live in Jordan and are the parents of two children.[4]
References
External links
- Claire Robling at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Senator Robling Web Page
- Claire Robling Web Page
- Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Senator Claire Robling
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Claire Robling Profile
Members of the Minnesota State Senate 87th Legislature (2011-2012)
President of the Senate: Michelle Fischbach (R) • Majority Leader: Amy Koch (R) • Minority Leader: Tom Bakk (D)- LeRoy A. Stumpf (DFL)
- Rod Skoe (DFL)
- Tom Saxhaug (DFL)
- John Carlson (R)
- David Tomassoni (DFL)
- Thomas M. Bakk (DFL)
- Roger Reinert (DFL)
- Tony Lourey (DFL)
- Keith Langseth (DFL)
- Gretchen Hoffman (R)
- Bill Ingebrigtsen (R)
- Paul Gazelka (R)
- Joe Gimse (R)
- Michelle Fischbach (R)
- John Pederson (R)
- Dave Brown (R)
- Sean Nienow (R)
- Scott Newman (R)
- Amy Koch (R)
- Gary Kubly (DFL)
- Gary Dahms (R)
- Doug Magnus (R)
- Kathy Sheran (DFL)
- Julie Rosen (R)
- Al DeKruif (R)
- Mike Parry (R)
- Dan Sparks (DFL)
- John Sterling Howe (R)
- David Senjem (R)
- Carla Nelson (R)
- Jeremy Miller (R)
- Warren Limmer (R)
- Gen Olson (R)
- Julianne Ortman (R)
- Claire Robling (R)
- Dave Thompson (R)
- Chris Gerlach (R)
- Ted Daley (R)
- James Metzen (DFL)
- Dan Hall (R)
- Geoff Michel (R)
- David Hann (R)
- Terri Bonoff (DFL)
- Ron Latz (DFL)
- Ann Rest (DFL)
- Chris Eaton (DFL)
- Benjamin Kruse (R)
- Mike Jungbauer (R)
- Michelle Benson (R)
- Barb Goodwin (DFL)
- Pam Wolf (R)
- Ray Vandeveer (R)
- Roger Chamberlain (R)
- John Marty (DFL)
- Charles Wiger (DFL)
- Ted Lillie (R)
- Katie Sieben (DFL)
- Linda Higgins (DFL)
- Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL)
- D. Scott Dibble (DFL)
- Jeff Hayden (DFL)
- Patricia Torres Ray (DFL)
- Ken Kelash (DFL)
- Dick Cohen (DFL)
- Sandy Pappas (DFL)
- Mary Jo McGuire (DFL)
- John Harrington (DFL)
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