Mike Freiberg is an American attorney and politician serving in the

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since 2013. A member of the

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(DFL), Freiberg represents District 43B in the central

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metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Golden Valley and

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and parts of

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Early life, education and career

Freiberg was raised in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and

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from

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and a Juris Doctor from the

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private, independent law school located in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, from 1956 to 2015. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of ...

. Freiberg was a legislative aide for Representative

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from 1999 to 2001. He was elected to the Golden Valley City Council in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007. From 2005 to 2006, he was a committee administrator for the

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. He has also worked as an adjunct professor for

. He is currently an attorney for the Public Health Law Center in

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Minnesota House of Representatives

Freiberg was first elected to the

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, and has been reelected every two years since. Freiberg served as an assistant minority leader during the 2017-18 legislative session. From 201-20 he chaired the Government Operations Committee, and from 2021-2022 he chaired the Preventative Health Division of the Health Finance and Policy Committee. Freiberg is the chair of the Elections Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Commerce Finance and Policy, State and Local Government Finance and Policy, and Ways and Means Committees. Freiberg introduced legislation to make MLB tobacco free. He voted to increase the minimum wage from $8.00/hour to $9.50/hour over two years. He sponsored a law that allowed same-sex marriage.

Electoral results

Personal life

Freiberg has been married to his wife, Lauren, since 2006. They have two children and reside in

References

External links

Rep. Mike Freiberg
''official Minnesota House of Representatives website''
Rep. Mike Freiberg
''official campaign website'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Freiberg, Mike Living people People from Golden Valley, Minnesota Georgetown College (Georgetown University) alumni William Mitchell College of Law alumni Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Year of birth missing (living people)