Carlos Mariani (born July 13, 1957) is a

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politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 65B, which includes portions of the city of

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in Ramsey County, which is part of the

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metropolitan area.

Education

Mariani graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul with a B.A., and later attended the

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at the

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, where he was a Mondale Policy Fellow, and the University of Minnesota Law School.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Mariani was first elected to the House in 1990 and has been reelected every two years since. He was chair of the K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee from 2007 to 2010 and an assistant

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during the 1995–1996 biennium.

Personal life

Mariani works in

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management as the executive director of the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership.

References

External links

Rep. Mariani Web Page

Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Carlos Mariani

Project Votesmart - Rep. Carlos Mariani Profile
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