Maggie Tinsman (born July 14, 1936) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the

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from 1989 to 2007. Tinsman is an alumnus of the

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and the

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. Before her election to the state senate she served for 10 years as a Scott County Supervisor. Tinsman ran for the Republican nomination for the 1996 U.S. Senate election, finishing 2nd in the primary behind Congressman

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. After leaving office, she has run a lobbying group involved in issues related to early childhood education.

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