| Laura Emelia Naplin | |
| State Senate1: | Minnesota State |
| District1: | 65th |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1893 |
| Death Place: | Oakland, California |
| Party: | Farmer–Labor Party |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Nationality: | American |
Laura Emelia Naplin (; February 14, 18931985) was an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota State Senate from 1927 to 1934.[1]
Naplin was born on February 14, 1893, to Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McMullen.[2] She worked as a teacher in Thief River Falls for nine years. Naplin was first elected to the Minnesota State Senate in a special election after her husband, Oscar Albert Naplin, died while in office.[3] She was the first woman to serve in the state Senate.[4] She was subsequently reelected in 1930, but did not run in the 1934 election. In 1940, she unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the United States Senate. After her defeat, she moved to California, where she lived until her death in 1985.[5] [3]