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    Pryor, Laurie

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2017-2022 (District 48A); House 2023-2024 (District 49A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: ??/??/1957 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Female
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minnetonka
    Occupation (when first elected): Retired

    EDUCATION

    Austin High School, Minnesota; Secondary;
    Carleton College; B.A.; English
    University of Minnesota; M.A.; Speech Communications, 1994

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Jon
    Children: Three children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    She announced she would not seek reelection in 2024.

    Most recent term photo
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    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: House
    District: 49A
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Retired
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: House
    District: 48A
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Retired
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Early Childhood Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Health Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Health Finance and Policy: Preventative Health Policy Division Minutes
    • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
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    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: House
    District: 48A
    Elected: 11/6/2018
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/8/2019
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Retired
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
       2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division/Health and Human Services Finance Division: Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Higher Education Finance & Policy Division Minutes
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: House
    District: 48A
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Retired
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2017 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Education Innovation Policy Minutes
    • Higher Education & Career Readiness Policy and Finance Minutes
    • State Government Finance: Veterans Affairs Division Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Session Interviews

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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