Kari Dziedzic's Biography
- State Senate (MN) - District 60, Democratic/Farmer/Labor Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
95 University Avenue West
Minnesota Senate Building, Room 3113
Saint Paul, MN 55155
514 3rd Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Full Name:
Kari Dziedzic
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, MN
Home City:
Minneapolis, MN
Graduated, University of Minnesota Institute of Technology
Majority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 60, 2012-present
Former Communications Director, Mike Freeman for Governor
Former Communications Director, Roger Moe for Governor
Candidate, Minnesota State Senate, District 60, 2022
Member, Legislative Commission on Housing Affordability
Member, Legislative Coordinating Commission
Vice Chair, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
Chair, Rules and Administration
Member, Tax Expenditure Review Commission
Member, Taxes Committee
Former Ranking Minority Member, Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Division on Judiciary, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Division on Tax Reform, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Policy Aide, Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein
Former Community Affairs Manager, MediaCom
Former Legal Assistant, Popham Haik Law Firm
Former Executive Assistant, United States Senator Paul Wellstone
Member, Board of Directors, Catholic Eldercare, present
Volunteer, Celebrate Northeast Parade, present
Member, Friends of the Northeast Library, present
Former Chair, Minneapolis Charter Commission, present
Volunteer, Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, present
Former Communications Director, Hennepin County Attorney's Office
Priority Issues:
*expansion of the Working family tax credit,
*increasing the Higher Education tax deduction,
*consumer protections to reduce cell phone theft,
*reauthorizing and expanding the Environmental Response fund,
*a bill to increase youth employment,
*and a bill to reform and update railroad safety liability.