Joe Mullery
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Joseph J. "Joe" Mullery (born June 1944) is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 58A, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis
in Hennepin County
, which is part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, he is an attorney by profession.
Mullery was first elected in 1996, and was re-elected in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. He is currently chair of the House Civil Justice Committee, and is a member of the Commerce and Labor Committee, the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee, and the Taxes Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the Capital Investment Finance Division, and on the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property and Local Sales Tax Division. He previously served as chair of the Economic Development and International Trade subcommittees for Economic Development and for the Economic Development Finance Division for Government Efficiency and Reform during the 1997–1998 biennium.
Mullery graduated from the University of Minnesota
in Minneapolis
with a B.A., and from the University of Minnesota Law School
, where he earned his J.D.
He has been a member of the board of governors of the Minnesota State Bar Association
, of the governing council of the Hennepin County Bar Association, and of the legal panel for the Minnesota Senior Foundation. He has also been a community leader and organizer in the Camden Neighborhood
of north Minneapolis for many years.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
representing District 58A, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
in Hennepin County
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...
, which is part of the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
metropolitan area. A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, he is an attorney by profession.
Mullery was first elected in 1996, and was re-elected in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. He is currently chair of the House Civil Justice Committee, and is a member of the Commerce and Labor Committee, the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee, and the Taxes Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the Capital Investment Finance Division, and on the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property and Local Sales Tax Division. He previously served as chair of the Economic Development and International Trade subcommittees for Economic Development and for the Economic Development Finance Division for Government Efficiency and Reform during the 1997–1998 biennium.
Mullery graduated from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
with a B.A., and from the University of Minnesota Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
The University of Minnesota Law School, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. The school offers a Juris Doctor , Masters of Law for Foreign Lawyers, and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.P.A, J.D./M.A., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D.,...
, where he earned his J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
He has been a member of the board of governors of the Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
The Minnesota State Bar Association is a professional association of lawyers, judges, and other legal practitioners, such as clerks, registrars, and paralegals. The MSBA is one of the oldest state bar associations in the United States. The association was organized in 1883 and claims a membership...
, of the governing council of the Hennepin County Bar Association, and of the legal panel for the Minnesota Senior Foundation. He has also been a community leader and organizer in the Camden Neighborhood
Camden, Minneapolis
Camden is a community in Minneapolis, covering the upper half of the north side. Its boundaries are 53rd Avenue North to the north, the Mississippi River to the east, Lowry Avenue North to the south, and Xerxes Avenue North to the west. The community is composed of seven smaller neighborhoods...
of north Minneapolis for many years.