- Mary Jo McGuire
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Mary Jo McGuire Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 66th districtIncumbent Assumed office
April 18, 2011Preceded by Ellen Anderson Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 63A and 54A districtIn office
January 3, 1989 – January 6, 2003Preceded by John Rose Succeeded by Alice Hausman Personal details Born July 29, 1956 Political party Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Residence Falcon Heights, Minnesota Alma mater College of St. Catherine
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Hamline University School of LawProfession attorney, educator, legislator Mary Jo McGuire (born July 29, 1956) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represents District 66, which includes portions of Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003, representing District 54A. Prior to the 1992 legislative redistricting, the area was known as District 63A.[1]
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Professional background
A Democrat, McGuire is an attorney and an adjunct professor in the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Political Science departments at St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, and the state director for Project Citizen, a part of the Learning Law and Democracy Foundation. She is also the co-founder and CEO of Great Women's Gear, an online resource for outdoor enthusiasts.[1][2][3]
Service in the Minnesota House
McGuire was first elected to the House in 1988, winning a seat that became vacant after the death of Rep. John Rose on July 19, 1988. She was an assistant majority leader during the 1993–1994 Biennium, and was chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Data Practices from 1993–1999.[1][4]
During her time in office, McGuire served on the House's Appropriations, Crime Prevention, Education, Environment and Natural Resources, Environment and Natural Resources Finance, Ethics, Family and Early Childhood Education Finance, Governmental Operations, Housing, Judiciary, Judiciary Finance, Labor-Management Relations, Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs, and Rules and Legislative Administration committees. She was also a member of various subcommittees relevant to each committee.[1]
2011 state senate campaign
On March 14, 2011, McGuire announced her candidacy for the open Senate District 66 seat. The vacancy arose after Senator Ellen Anderson resigned to accept appointment by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton as chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. A DFL Primary was held on March 29, 2011, with McGuire challenging District 66A Rep. John Lesch and attorney Steven Marchese. Prior to the primary election, she received the endorsement of District 66B Rep. Alice Hausman, with whom she had previously served in the House.[5] She subsequently won the primary, garnering 54.07% to Lesch's 36.39% and Marchese's 9.54%.[6] She won the April 12, 2011, special election, garnering 80.25% to GOP challenger Greg Copeland's 19.59%[7][8][9] She was sworn in on April 18, 2011.[10]
Service in the Minnesota Senate
McGuire currently serves on the Senate's Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee and the Local Government and Elections Committee.[11]
Education and early career
A life-long resident of Falcon Heights, McGuire graduated from Alexander Ramsey High School in Roseville, then went on to the College of St. Catherine, receiving her B.A. in Business Administration. She went on to the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, receiving her M.P.A.. She earned her J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in Saint Paul. After graduating, she served as a criminal investigator with the Saint Paul City Attorney's Office, and was the director of the Neighborhood Mediation Project.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10415
- ^ http://greatwomensgear.com/speaking_training.html
- ^ a b http://mcguireforsenate.avenet.net/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={69082EA8-485B-40F6-A069-3F9B5011463B}
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10570
- ^ http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/tag/john-lesch/
- ^ http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/elections/results2011.htm
- ^ http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2011/03/more_filings_fo.shtml
- ^ http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_17831382?nclick_check=1
- ^ http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20110412/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=66
- ^ McGuire, Mary Jo (April 18, 2011). "A Message from Mary Jo". Mary Jo McGuire for Senate. http://mcguireforsenate.avenet.net/. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10415
External links
- Mary Jo McGuire at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Senator McGuire Web Page
- Mary Jo McGuire Profile at Great Women's Gear
- Mary Jo McGuire Campaign Web Site
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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