Katie Sieben
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Katie Sieben is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate
representing District 57, which includes portions of Dakota
and Washington
counties. A Democrat
, she was first elected to the Senate in 2006, and was re-elected in 2010. Prior to her service in the Senate, she represented District 57A in the Minnesota House of Representatives
from 2003 to 2007.
Sieben is currently a member of the Senate's Education, Local Government and Elections, and Transportation committees. Her special legislative concerns include transportation, education, and health care.
Sieben's father, Michael, and uncle, Harry, also served in the Minnesota Legislature
, being members of the House during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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 Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
representing District 57, which includes portions of Dakota
Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the thirteenth...
and Washington
Washington County, Minnesota
Washington County is a county established in 1849 in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 238,136. Its county seat is Stillwater.-History:...
counties. 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...
, she was first elected to the Senate in 2006, and was re-elected in 2010. Prior to her service in the Senate, she represented District 57A in 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...
from 2003 to 2007.
Sieben is currently a member of the Senate's Education, Local Government and Elections, and Transportation committees. Her special legislative concerns include transportation, education, and health care.
Sieben's father, Michael, and uncle, Harry, also served in the Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota Legislature
The Minnesota Legislature is the legislative branch of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a bicameral legislature located at the Minnesota Capitol in Saint Paul and it consists of two houses: the lower Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate...
, being members of the House during the 1970s and early 1980s.
External links
- Senator Sieben Web Page
- Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Katie Sieben Voting Record
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Katie Sieben Profile
- Minnesota Senate District 57 DFL Web Site
- Follow the Money - Katie Sieben Campaign Contributions