Ann Wynia Politician

Ann Wynia (née Jobe, born 29 September 1943) is an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1977-1989. A member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, Wynia represented portions of the city of St. Paul and served as Majority Leader from 1987-1989. In 1989 Governor Rudy Perpich appointed her Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Human Services until 1990. She was the Democratic Party's nominee for United States Senate in the 1994 election. After a defeat by U.S. Congressman Rod Grams, Wynia served as the President of North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota from 1997 until her retirement in 2010.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 29, 1943
Birth place
Fort Worth Texas
Education
University of Texas at Arlington

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Office holder

office
Minnesota State Representative from District 62A
Minnesota State Representative from District 63B
party
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
successor

Ann Wynia on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mn.gov/dhs