Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 2009
Next Election: 2014
Party: Democratic-NPL

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Dennis; 2 Children: Andrew, Rebecca
Birth date: 02/01/1948
Birthplace: Brainerd, MN
Home City: Fargo ND
Religion: Catholic

Education

MS, Counseling, North Dakota State University, 1989 BS, Sociology, Jamestown College, 1970

Profession

Director, Cass County Social Services, 1990-2008 Management, South East Human Service Center, 1975-1990

Committees

Judiciary
Transportation

HB 1474 Establishing a Health Benefit Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2370 Authorizes Changing the Nickname and Logo of the University of North Dakota
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1473 State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2042 Gaming Tax Reduction
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1267 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

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HB 1474 Establishing a Health Benefit Exchange
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2370 Authorizes Changing the Nickname and Logo of the University of North Dakota
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1473 State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2042 Gaming Tax Reduction
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1267 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1263 Athletic Nickname and Logo of the University of North Dakota
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1258 Contribution Retirement Plans for Teachers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1228 Retirement Plans for State Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1412 Teaching Personal Finance in Middle Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1258 Contribution Retirement Plans for Teachers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1228 Retirement Plans for State Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1267 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1385 Senior Citizens Attending Institutions of Higher Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HCR 3016 Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1289 Reducing Income Tax Rates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1189 Corporate Income Tax Reductions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1289 Reducing Income Tax Rates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1450 Definition of Human Being
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1297 Abortion Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1470 Higher Education Tuition
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1450 Definition of Human Being
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1297 Abortion Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1327 Authority to Declare Evacuations During Local Disasters and Emergencies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1278 Fees for Traffic Violations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1327 Authority to Declare Evacuations During Local Disasters and Emergencies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1278 Fees for Traffic Violations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1190 Prohibits Distracted Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1190 Prohibits Distracted Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1195 Bans Texting While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1190 Prohibits Distracted Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1195 Bans Texting While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1377 Children's Health Insurance Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1195 Bans Texting While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1190 Prohibits Distracted Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1195 Bans Texting While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1377 Children's Health Insurance Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1307 Alcoholic Beverage Establishments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1255 Lifting the Ban on Bottle Rocket Sales
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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