Flanagan, Peggy
House 2015-2018 (District 46A)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/22/1979
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: American Indian
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Louis Park
Occupation (when first elected):
Executive director, Children's Defense Fund--Minnesota
EDUCATION
St. Louis Park Public Schools; Secondary;
University of Minnesota; B.A.; 2002, American Indian Studies, Child Psychology
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Board/Commission:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (School Board);
2005 to 2009
[Elected]
State Lieutenant Governor:
Minnesota;
01/07/2019 to ?
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Tim Hellendrung (when first elected, divorced around 2017)
Children:
One child: Siobhan (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
She was the first Native American woman Lieutenant Governor in the United States. (MPR, November 7, 2018)
She is the first Native woman elected to state-wide, executive office in the United States (Teen Vogue, December 3, 2018)
She ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2008 election.
She is a citizen of the White Earth Nation of Ojibwe. (MinnPost, March 23, 2017)
She was sworn in on November 9, 2015.
Body: House
District: 46A
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Saint Louis Park
Term of Office: 1/3/2017 to 1/7/2019
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Nonprofit Management
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Special Session Bills Authored: 2017 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
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Health & Human Services Reform
Minutes
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Health & Human Services Reform: Subcommittee on Childcare Access & Affordability
Minutes
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Rules & Legislative Administration
Minutes
-
State Government Finance
Minutes
Session Notes:
She resigned from her House seat at 11:59 am on January 7, 2019 to be sworn in as lieutenant governor.
Body: House
District: 46A
Elected: 11/3/2015
Residence: Saint Louis Park
Term of Office: 11/9/2015 to 1/2/2017
(Special Election)
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Executive director, Children's Defense Fund--Minnesota
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Education Innovation Policy
Minutes
[She was a member in 2016 only.]
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Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy & Finance
Minutes
[She was a member in 2016 only.]
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Rules & Legislative Administration
Minutes
[She was a member in 2016 only.]
Session Notes:
She won the House special election held due to the resignation of Ryan Winkler.
Session Interviews
Session Interview
(Video) 2016 House Interview
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library has collected newspaper articles on legislators since 1973. They are available in the Library.