Laurie Pryor (born 1956/57) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Pryor represents District 48A in the western

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metropolitan area, which includes the cities of

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and Minnetonka and parts of Hennepin County.

Early life, education, and career

Pryor graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Minnesota. She attended

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, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She later attended the

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, graduating with a Master of Arts in speech communications. Pryor was a management analyst for the

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, a business consultant, a coordinator of volunteer programs for Vail Place, and a program coordinator for Hopkins Community Education. She worked on

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's campaign for the Minnesota House.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Pryor was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in

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, after the retirement of DFL incumbent

, and has been reelected every two years since. She chairs the Education Policy Committee, and sits on the Education Finance and Human Services Finance Committee.

Electoral history

Personal life

Pryor and her husband, Jon, have resided in Minnetonka, Minnesota since 1989. They have three children.

References

External links

Official House of Representatives website

Official campaign website
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