Patricia Torres Ray

Infobox State Senator
name=Patricia Torres Ray


state_senate=Minnesota
state=Minnesota
district=62nd
term=2006 -
preceded=Wes Skoglund
succeeded=Incumbent
party=Democratic Farmer Labor Party
date of birth= 1964
place of birth=Pasto, Colombia
date of death=
place of death=
alma_mater=University of Minnesota
profession=consultant
spouse=Jackson Ray
residence=Minneapolis, Minnesota
religion=|

Patricia Torres Ray (born 1964 in Pasto, Colombia) is a Democratic Farmer Labor Party member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 62 since 2006. She currently serves as the Majority Whip. Her district is in southeast Minneapolis.

Ray replaced the retiring Wes Skoglund. She is the first Hispanic American to be elected to the Minnesota State Senate.

Electoral history

*2006 election for Minnesota State Senate, District 62
**Patricia Torres Ray (D), 81%
**Dan Mathias (R), 19%

*2006 election for Minnesota State Senate, District 62 - DFL Primary
**Patricia Torres Ray (D), 84%
**Bob Larson (D), 9%
**Kyla Baldwin-Zingler (D), 7%

External links

* [http://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio_personal.php?mem_id=1151&ls=85 In touch with Senator Patricia Torres Ray]
* [http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1151&ls=85 Minnesota Senate - Senator Patricia Torres Ray] official MN Senate website
* [http://patriciaforsenate.org/ Official Patricia for Senate campaign website]
* [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15249 Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Patricia Torres Ray]
* [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=229 Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Patricia Torres Ray] voting record
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=66148 Project Vote Smart - Senator Patricia Torres Ray (MN)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Patricia Torres Ray
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=82551 2006] campaign contributions