Jean Wagenius
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Jean D. Wagenius is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 62B, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis
in Hennepin County
, which is part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, she is also an attorney, and worked previously as a staff attorney for the Minnesota Court of Appeals
.
Wagenius was first elected in 1986, and has been re-elected every two years since then. Due to legislative redistricting
in 1992, her district was known as 63A from 1992-2001. She is currently a member of the House Environment Policy and Oversight Committee and the Finance Committee. She also serves on the Finance subcommittees for the Capital Investment Finance Division, the Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division, and the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division, which she chairs. She is a former chair of the State Advisory Committee for Battered Women.
Wagenius graduated from George Washington University
in Washington, D.C. in 1963 with a B.A.
, and later attended William Mitchell College of Law
in Saint Paul
, earning her J.D. in 1983. She also attended the Jane Addams College of Social Work
at the University of Illinois in the 1960s, and worked at Peace Corps
Headquarters, selecting and placing new volunteers.
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 62B, 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...
, she is also an attorney, and worked previously as a staff attorney for the Minnesota Court of Appeals
Minnesota Court of Appeals
The Minnesota Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the state of Minnesota. It began operating on November 1, 1983. It is housed in the Minnesota Judicial Center in St...
.
Wagenius was first elected in 1986, and has been re-elected every two years since then. Due to 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...
in 1992, her district was known as 63A from 1992-2001. She is currently a member of the House Environment Policy and Oversight Committee and the Finance Committee. She also serves on the Finance subcommittees for the Capital Investment Finance Division, the Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division, and the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division, which she chairs. She is a former chair of the State Advisory Committee for Battered Women.
Wagenius graduated from George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
in Washington, D.C. in 1963 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...
, and later attended William Mitchell College of Law
William Mitchell College of Law
William Mitchell College of Law, or WMCL, is a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Accredited by the American Bar Association , it offers full and part-time legal education in pursuit of the Juris Doctor degree....
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...
, earning her J.D. in 1983. She also attended the Jane Addams College of Social Work
Jane Addams College of Social Work
The Jane Addams College of Social Work is a division of the University of Illinois at Chicago and is located at 1040 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7134.-Mission statement:...
at the University of Illinois in the 1960s, and worked at Peace Corps
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
Headquarters, selecting and placing new volunteers.