Leon Lillie
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Leon Michael Lillie is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 55A, which includes portions of Ramsey County
in the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, he is also an airline employee.
Lillie was first elected in 2004, and was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. He is currently a member of the Commerce and Regulatory Reform, the Rules and Legislative Administration, and the State Government Finance committees. He served as vice chair of the Commerce and Labor Committee during the 2009-2010 Biennium His brother, Ted
, is currently a Republican
member of the Minnesota Senate
.
Lillie graduated from North High School
in North Saint Paul, then attended college at Nottingham University in Nottingham, England and at Luther College
in Decorah, Iowa
, earning his B.S. in Political Science. He served on the North Saint Paul City Council from 1995–2004.
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 55A, which includes portions of 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...
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 an airline employee.
Lillie was first elected in 2004, and was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. He is currently a member of the Commerce and Regulatory Reform, the Rules and Legislative Administration, and the State Government Finance committees. He served as vice chair of the Commerce and Labor Committee during the 2009-2010 Biennium His brother, Ted
Ted Lillie
Theodore H. "Ted" Lillie is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represents District 56, which includes portions of Washington County in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he and his cousin are the co-publishers of Lillie Suburban Newspapers.Lillie...
, is currently 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:...
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...
.
Lillie graduated from North High School
North High School (North St. Paul, Minnesota)
North High School is a public 9-12 high school located in North Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of two high schools in the ISD 622 District. The other high school in ISD 622 is Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minnesota.-History:...
in North Saint Paul, then attended college at Nottingham University in Nottingham, England and at Luther College
Luther College (Iowa)
Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA...
in Decorah, Iowa
Decorah, Iowa
Decorah is a city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8,172 at the 2000 census. Decorah is located at the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S...
, earning his B.S. in Political Science. He served on the North Saint Paul City Council from 1995–2004.