Lindsey Port Explained

Lindsey Port
State Senate:Minnesota
District:55th
Prior Term:56th district (2021-22)
Term Start:January 5, 2021
Predecessor:Dan Hall
Party:Democratic (DFL)
Residence:Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Occupation:Non-profit advisor and consultant

Lindsey Port is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, she represents Senate District 55, which includes parts of Burnsville, Savage, and Lakeville in Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Early life, education

Port grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with her parents and sister. She moved to Minnesota in 2001 to attend the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.[1]

Minnesota Senate

Port was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2020 with 53% of the vote, defeating Republican incumbent Dan Hall.[2] In 2016 she ran for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 56B and lost to Republican incumbent Roz Peterson.

Port serves on the following committees:[3]

Personal life

Port lives in Burnsville with her husband and two kids and serves as the Executive Director of a professional development nonprofit group.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senator Lindsey Port . Minnesota Senate DFL . January 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2020 Minnesota State Senate Election Senate District 14 Results . Minnesota Secretary of State. January 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: Port, Lindsey - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present . Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. January 15, 2021.
  4. Web site: Intro . Lindsey Port for MN . January 15, 2021.