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Melisa Franzen

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Won the General, 2012 Minnesota State Senate District 49

Minnesota State Senate, District 49 (2012 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Melisa Franzen
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Birth Place:
    Puerto Rico
  • Family:
    Husband: Nathan; 2 children: Phillip, Arthur
Personal Details

Education

  • BA, Political Science, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-San German Campus
  • JD, 2003-2006, School of Law, Hamline University
  • MA, Public Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2001-2003

Professional Experience

  • BA, Political Science, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-San German Campus
  • JD, 2003-2006, School of Law, Hamline University
  • MA, Public Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2001-2003
  • President and Co-Founder, NewPublica, 2014-present
  • Attorney, Target Corporation, 2006-2014

Political Experience

  • BA, Political Science, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-San German Campus
  • JD, 2003-2006, School of Law, Hamline University
  • MA, Public Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2001-2003
  • President and Co-Founder, NewPublica, 2014-present
  • Attorney, Target Corporation, 2006-2014
  • Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 49, 2012-present

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Vice Chair, Division on Health and Human Services, Minnesota State Senate

Former Member, Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Budget, Minnesota State Senate

Former Member, Division on Transportation and Public Safety, Minnesota State Senate

Former Member, Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee, Minnesota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on MNsure Legislative Oversight, Minnesota State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Health and Human Services Finance and Policy

Member, Taxes

Member, Transportation Finance and Policy

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Political Science, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-San German Campus
  • JD, 2003-2006, School of Law, Hamline University
  • MA, Public Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2001-2003
  • President and Co-Founder, NewPublica, 2014-present
  • Attorney, Target Corporation, 2006-2014
  • Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 49, 2012-present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES), 2014-present
  • Member, Board of Directors, Girls Scouts, Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys, 2011-present
  • Regional President, Region XI, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2011-present
  • Volunteer, Neighborhood House, present
  • Volunteer, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
  • Volunteer, Centro Legal
  • Volunteer, Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • Volunteer, Saint Paul Foundation
  • President, Hispanic Bar Association, Minnesota, 2009-2010

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Woman of Promise, Centennial Award Honoree, Girl Scouts
  • Young Corporate Achiever, Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility
  • 25 on the Rise, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota

Events

2019

May 22
District 49 Legislators Session Wrap Up

Wed 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT

7001 York Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55435-2510, United States

Apr. 25
Celebrate Latinx

Thur 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT

La Doña Cervecería Minneapolis, MN

Mar. 14
2019 District 49 Town Hall

Thur 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDT

4801 W 50th St, Minneapolis, MN 55424-1330, United States

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