Lindsey Port

American politician
Lindsey Port
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 56th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byDan Hall
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
Residence(s)Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Twin Cities
OccupationNon-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 56, 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]

  • Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy Committee
  • Housing Finance and Policy Committee
  • Technology and Reform Policy Committee

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]

References

  1. ^ "Senator Lindsey Port". Minnesota Senate DFL. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Minnesota State Senate Election Senate District 14 Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Port, Lindsey - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Intro". Lindsey Port for MN. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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  51. ▌Melissa Wiklund (DFL)
  52. ▌Jim Carlson (DFL)
  53. ▌Matt Klein (DFL)
  54. ▌Eric Pratt (R)
  55. ▌Lindsey Port (DFL)
  56. ▌Erin Maye Quade (DFL)
  57. ▌Zach Duckworth (R)
  58. ▌Bill Lieske (R)
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