Lyndon Carlson
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Lyndon R. Carlson, Sr. is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 45B, which includes portions of Hennepin County
in the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, he is also a retired teacher and coach, having taught at Henry High School
in Minneapolis
for many years.
Carlson was first elected to the House in 1972, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He represented the old District 44A prior to the 1982 legislative redistricting
, and the old District 46B prior to the 2002 legislative redistricting. He is currently the DFL Lead on the Ways and Means Committee, and also serves on the Capital Investment and the Taxes committees. He was chair of the Finance Committee from 2007–2010, was an assistant minority leader
from 1999–2002, and chaired the Education Committee from 1987–1997, and from 1981-1984. He also served on the Legislative Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources and on the Midwest Higher Education Commission.
Carlson graduated from Mankato State College in Mankato
in 1964 with a B.S.
in Education and Social Studies, and also attended graduate school there and at St. Thomas College
in Saint Paul
.
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 45B, which includes portions of 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...
in 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 also a retired teacher and coach, having taught at Henry High School
Patrick Henry High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Patrick Henry High School, locally known as Patrick Henry, is a Minneapolis public high school located in the Camden area of North Minneapolis with about 1300 students...
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...
for many years.
Carlson was first elected to the House in 1972, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He represented the old District 44A prior to the 1982 legislative redistricting
Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...
, and the old District 46B prior to the 2002 legislative redistricting. He is currently the DFL Lead on the Ways and Means Committee, and also serves on the Capital Investment and the Taxes committees. He was chair of the Finance Committee from 2007–2010, was an assistant minority leader
Minority leader
In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...
from 1999–2002, and chaired the Education Committee from 1987–1997, and from 1981-1984. He also served on the Legislative Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources and on the Midwest Higher Education Commission.
Carlson graduated from Mankato State College in Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...
in 1964 with a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Education and Social Studies, and also attended graduate school there and at St. Thomas College
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
in Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
.