Mindy Greiling Explained

Mindy Greiling
State House:Minnesota
State:Minnesota
District:54A
Term Start:January 5, 1993
Term End:2013
Preceded:Don Valento
Party:Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Birth Date:28 February 1948
Birth Place:Rochester, Minnesota
Alma Mater:Gustavus Adolphus College
University of Minnesota
Occupation:legislator
Spouse:Roger
Children:2
Residence:Roseville, Minnesota

Mindy Greiling is a former Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented the former districts 54B and 54A in Ramsey County, part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. (These districts have since been divided among other districts by redistricting.) District 54B included parts of Roseville and Little Canada, while District 54A included portions of Roseville, St. Anthony, and Lauderdale. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).

Greiling served 10 terms in the Minnesota House. She was first elected in 1992 in the old District 54B after serving on the Roseville School Board for five years. Following redistricting in 2002, her home became part of 54A. This district was previously represented by Mary Jo McGuire, who retired from the legislature to avoid running against a fellow Democrat in her new district, 66B.

Greiling is an advocate of education, environmental issues, and mental health issues. She served as the K-12 Education Finance Committee Chair.[1] She founded and chaired the Mental Health Caucus, a bipartisan committee formed from the Minnesota House and the Minnesota Senate. She also served as an assistant minority leader during the 2003-2004 Legislative Session.[2]

In January, 2012, before the redistricting following the 2010 Census, Greiling announced that she would not seek reelection in 2012.[3] [4]

After leaving the legislature, Greiling wrote about her experiences dealing with the mental health system as the mother of a son with schizophrenia. The book, Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son, was published in 2020 by the University of Minnesota Press.[5]

Greiling graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1970 and obtained a master's degree in education from the University of Minnesota in 1975. She is married to Roger Greiling and has two children.

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Notes and References

  1. Minnesota State House Press Release, "Greiling Selected to Chair K-12 Finance Committee," http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/pressreleasels85.asp?district=54A&pressid=1605&party=1
  2. Mindy Greiling (DFL) 54A http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=54A
  3. Web site: Longtime state Rep. Mindy Greiling to leave House . Megan Boldt . 18 January 2012 . St. Paul Pioneer Press . 18 March 2012.
  4. Web site: Legislators have extra interest in geography . 21 January 2012 . StarTribune . 18 March 2012.
  5. Web site: Fix What You Can . . 2020 . University of Minnesota Press . 17 July 2020 .
  6. Web site: Election Reporting . 2010-11-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313122608/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&R=ALL&LD=54A . 2012-03-13 .
  7. Web site: 2008 Election Results: Minnesota House . Minneapolis Star-Tribune . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081108041542/http://ww2.startribune.com/news/metro/elections/returns/mlghsm.html . 2008-11-08 . Retrieved on Nov. 5, 2008
  8. Web site: Election Reporting: State Representative District 54A . Minnesota Secretary of State . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718165832/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A . 2011-07-18 . Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006
  9. Web site: Election Reporting: State Representative District 54A . Minnesota Secretary of State . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718165840/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20041102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A . 2011-07-18 . Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006
  10. Web site: Election Reporting: State Representative District 54A . Minnesota Secretary of State . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718165939/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20021105/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A . 2011-07-18 . Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006
  11. Web site: Election Reporting: State Representative District 54B . Minnesota Secretary of State . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041130035844/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20001107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54B . 2004-11-30 . Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006
  12. Web site: Election Reporting: State Representative District 54B . Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006

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