Ann T. Lenczewski (born May 9, 1960) is a
Minnesota politician and former member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 50B, which included portions of the city of
Bloomington in
Hennepin County in the
Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Early life, education, and career
Lenczewski graduated from
Bloomington Jefferson High School in Bloomington, then went on to the
College of Saint Benedict
The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University are two closely related private, Catholic higher education institutions in Minnesota. The College of Saint Benedict is a women's college located in St. Joseph, while Saint John's Univ ...
in
St. Joseph
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, graduating with a
B.A. in Psychology. She later attended graduate school at the
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs is a public policy and planning school at the University of Minnesota, a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is named after Hubert H ...
at the
University of Minnesota. She served on the Bloomington Planning and Parks Commission, and was elected to the Bloomington City Council in 1993, serving from 1994 to 1998.
Minnesota House of Representatives
Lenczewski was first elected in 1998 and was re-elected every two years since then. She resigned effective December 15, 2015 to join Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.
Personal life
Lenczewski is married to Nels Erickson. They have four children and reside in
Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River, south of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 89,987, ma ...
.
References
External links
Official Minnesota House of Representatives websiteMinnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Ann LenczewskiProject Votesmart - Rep. Ann Lenczewski Profile
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1960 births
Living people
Humphrey School of Public Affairs alumni
People from Bloomington, Minnesota
Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Women state legislators in Minnesota
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century Minnesota politicians