Melisa López Franzen's Biography
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Full Name:
Melisa López Franzen
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Nathan; 2 children: Phillip, Arthur
Birth Place:
Puerto Rico
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
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 49, 2012-2023
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, Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee, 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
Former Member, Taxes Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate
President and Co-Founder, NewPublica, 2014-present
Attorney, Target Corporation, 2006-2014
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
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