Michael Paymar
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Michael Paymar is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 64B, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul
in Ramsey County
, which is part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, he is also a resource specialist for the Battered Women's Justice Project.
Paymar was first elected in 1996, and was re-elected in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. He is currently a member of the House Civil Justice Committee, the Finance Committee and the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the Public Safety Finance Division, which he chairs, and on the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division. He is also a member of the Committee on Law and Justice for the National Conference of State Legislatures, and of the Public Safety and Justice Task Force for the Council of State Governments.
Paymar graduated from East High School in Duluth
, then went on to the College of St. Scholastica, also in Duluth, graduating with a B.A.
in education and history. He later attended Hamline University
in Saint Paul, earning his M.P.A
. He served on the Duluth City Council from 1980–1988, and was council president in 1984. Later, after moving to Saint Paul, he served on the Saint Paul Charter Commission prior to being elected to the Legislature.
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 64B, which includes portions of the city of 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...
in Ramsey County
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849. As of 2010, the population was 508,640. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory...
, 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 also a resource specialist for the Battered Women's Justice Project.
Paymar was first elected in 1996, and was re-elected in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. He is currently a member of the House Civil Justice Committee, the Finance Committee and the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the Public Safety Finance Division, which he chairs, and on the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division. He is also a member of the Committee on Law and Justice for the National Conference of State Legislatures, and of the Public Safety and Justice Task Force for the Council of State Governments.
Paymar graduated from East High School in Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
, then went on to the College of St. Scholastica, also in Duluth, graduating with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in education and history. He later attended Hamline University
Hamline University
-Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...
in Saint Paul, earning his M.P.A
Master of Public Administration
The Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...
. He served on the Duluth City Council from 1980–1988, and was council president in 1984. Later, after moving to Saint Paul, he served on the Saint Paul Charter Commission prior to being elected to the Legislature.