Ellen Anderson (born November 25, 1959) is a

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politician, and an advisor to former

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. Anderson is a former member of the

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who represented District 66, which includes the northern portion of the city of

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, as well as the entire city of Falcon Heights in Ramsey County, which is in the

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metropolitan area. A

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, she was first elected in 1992, and was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010. Anderson was a member of the Senate's Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Finance, Higher Education, and Local Government and Elections committees. In December 2008, she was appointed by Senate

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to the Minnesota Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council. On March 9, 2011, Dayton announced her appointment as chair of the

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. She resigned her Senate seat effective March 20, 2011. A special election was held on April 12, 2011, to fill the vacancy. Anderson was ousted as PUC chair on January 30, 2012, when the

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-controlled

voted not to confirm her appointment. Dayton subsequently appointed her to a position as a staff advisor on energy issues. In 1995, Anderson married

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, who served as a

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from Saint Paul from 1987 to 2003. They divorced in 2018.

References

External links

Senator Anderson Web Page Senator Ellen Anderson Campaign Web SiteMinnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Ellen Anderson Voting RecordProject Vote Smart - Senator Ellen Anderson Profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Ellen Anderson Campaign Contributions **
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