Lucille "Lucy" Rehm is an American politician serving in the

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since 2023. A member of the

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(DFL), Rehm represents District 48B in the western

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metropolitan area, which includes the cities of

Chanhassen Chanhassen is a city about southwest of Minneapolis in Carver County and partially in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The southwest edge of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul suburbs, there is a mix of residential neighborhoods and rural l ...

and Chaska and parts of

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Early life, education and career

Rehm received her bachelor's degree in English from the

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, and attended the

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, studying Japanese and

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. She has also studied French at the College International De Cannes, and Japanese at the Sapporo Institute of Language. Rehm served on the

City Council and the Chanhassen Environmental Commission before her election to the legislature.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Rehm was elected to the

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. She defeated two-term Republican incumbent

Greg Boe Greg Boe (born September 8, 1959) is an American politician who served two terms as a Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from District 47B. Early life and education Boe was born and raised in Wolsey, South Dakota. He ear ...

. Rehm serves on the Agriculture Finance and Policy, Climate and Energy Finance and Policy, Education Finance, and Sustainable Infrastructure Policy Committees.

Policy positions

Rehm authored legislation included in the 2023 transportation budget that created an e-bike rebate program. Rehm sponsored a bill that designated a seven-mile stretch of highway in

the "

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Memorial Highway", which passed the House with unanimous support on April 21, 2023, the anniversary of Prince's death. The highway runs past

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, Prince's home and recording studio. The bill was supported by members of Prince's family and covered the cost of four purple signs placed along the route.

Electoral history

Personal life

Rehm lives in

Chanhassen, Minnesota Chanhassen is a city about southwest of Minneapolis in Carver County and partially in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The southwest edge of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul suburbs, there is a mix of residential neighborhoods and rural l ...

, with her spouse, Phil, and has three children.

References

External links

Official House of Representatives website

Official campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rehm, Lucy Living people 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University alumni University of Minnesota alumni Minnesota city council members People from Chanhassen, Minnesota Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Minnesota politicians