Sandra L. "Sandy" Pappas (born June 15, 1949) is a Minnesota

Minnesota

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 politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate

Minnesota Senate

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 who represents District 65, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

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 in Ramsey County

Ramsey County, Minnesota

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, which is in the Twin Cities

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 metropolitan area. First elected in 1990, she was re-elected in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010. Prior to her service in the senate, she was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Minnesota House of Representatives

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, representing District 65B from 1985 to 1991. She ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Saint Paul against incumbent Norm Coleman

Norm Coleman

Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a United States senator from Minnesota from 2003 to 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a senator, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2002...

 in 1997.

A Democrat

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

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, Pappas currently serves on the Senate's Capital Investment, Commerce and Consumer Protection, and Higher Education committees. She was chair of the Higher Education Committee from 2007 to 2011, and chair of the Education Committee from 2001 to 2003. She served as the Senate's President pro tempore

President pro tempore

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 from 2003 to 2007.

External links

• Senator Pappas Web Page
• Senator Pappas Campaign Web Site
• Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Sandy Pappas Voting Record
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Sandy Pappas Profile
• Follow the Money - Sandy Pappas Campaign Contributions
  • 2006 2004 2002 2000 1996