Tara Mack
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Tara Kay Mack is Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 37A, which includes portions of the cities of Apple Valley
and Burnsville
in Dakota County
, which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area.
Mack was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2010. A Republican
, she worked for the Minnesota House as a legislative assistant
to Rep. Matt Dean
and Rep. Joe Hoppe prior to her election. She is currently vice-chair of the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee, and also serves as a member on the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee, and on the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee and the House Tax Committee. On May 21, 2011, she joined the House Republican Majority in voting for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and woman.
Mack graduated from Apple Valley High School
in Apple Valley, then went on to the University of Minnesota
in Minneapolis
, earning her B.S. in Political Science and Global Studies. During college, she served as an intern for former Rep. Steve Sviggum
, and was also a page for the House Ways and Means Committee. She is a member of the Burnsville YMCA
Board, the Apple Valley Rotary
, and both the Apple Valley and Burnsville chambers of commerce
.
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 37A, which includes portions of the cities of Apple Valley
Apple Valley, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 45,527 people, 16,344 households, and 12,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,625.5 people per square mile . There were 16,536 housing units at an average density of 953.6 per square mile...
and Burnsville
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River...
in Dakota County
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...
, which is in the southeastern 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.
Mack was first elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2010. A Republican
Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. Elected by the party’s state central committee in June 2009, its chairman is Tony Sutton, and its deputy-chairman is Michael Brodkorb.-Early history:...
, she worked for the Minnesota House as a legislative assistant
Legislative assistant
A legislative assistant is a legislative staffer who works for a legislator by monitoring pending legislation, conducting research, drafting legislation, giving advice and counsel, and making recommendations....
to Rep. Matt Dean
Matt Dean
Matthew T. "Matt" Dean is a Minnesota politician, a member and the current Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represents District 52B, which includes all or portions of the cities of Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Hugo, Mahtomedi, Marine on St...
and Rep. Joe Hoppe prior to her election. She is currently vice-chair of the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee, and also serves as a member on the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee, and on the House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee and the House Tax Committee. On May 21, 2011, she joined the House Republican Majority in voting for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and woman.
Mack graduated from Apple Valley High School
Apple Valley High School (Minnesota)
Apple Valley High School, commonly referred to as AVHS, is a public four-year high school in Apple Valley, Minnesota. It is a part of Independent School District 196 . It is also affiliated with the Minnesota State High School League...
in Apple Valley, then went on to 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...
, earning her B.S. in Political Science and Global Studies. During college, she served as an intern for former Rep. Steve Sviggum
Steve Sviggum
Steven A. "Steve" Sviggum is a Minnesota politician, a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, and a former Speaker and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Republican, he represented District 28B in the southeastern part of the state...
, and was also a page for the House Ways and Means Committee. She is a member of the Burnsville YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
Board, the Apple Valley Rotary
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
, and both the Apple Valley and Burnsville chambers of commerce
Chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...
.