Ann Rest's Biography
- State Senate (MN) - District 43, Democratic/Farmer/Labor President Pro Tempore
Contact Information
Office
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Capitol, Room 328
Saint Paul, MN 55155
3515 Hillsboro Avenue N.
New Hope, MN 55427
Full Name:
Ann H. Rest
Gender:
Female
Family:
Divorced; 1 Child: Susan
Birth Date:
04/24/1942
Home City:
New Hope, MN
Religion:
Methodist
BA, Latin; Greek, Northwestern University
MA, Classical Languages and Literature (Latin and Greek), University of Chicago
MAT, English, Harvard University
MBT, Business Taxation, University of Minnesota
MPA, Harvard University
President Pro Tempore, Minnesota State Senate, 2015-2016, 2023-present
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 43, 2023-present
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 45, 2000-2023
Minority Whip, Minnesota State Senate, 2017-2021
Assistant Majority Leader, Minnesota State Senate, 2003-2006
Representative, Minnesota State House, District 46A, 1984-2000
Candidate, Minnesota Secretary of State, 1998
Member, Elections Committee
Member, Great Lakes Commission
Member, Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee
Member, Legislative Audit Commission
Vice Chair, Rules and Administration
Vice Chair, Tax Expenditure Review Commission
Chair, Taxes Committee
Member, Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol, present
Member, Committee on Legislative Effectiveness, National Conference of State Legislatures
Member, Council of State Governments, Committee on Economic Development, Workforce Development and Labor
Former Chair, Division on Tax Reform, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Division on Transportation and Public Safety, Minnesota State Senate
Founding Member, Great Lakes Legislative Caucus
Co-Chair, Hennepin County Legislative Delegation
Former Member, Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Member, Legislative Audit Commission
Member, Legislative Early Childhood Caucus
Former Member, Minnesota Commission on the Economic Status of Women
Former Member, Minnesota Delegation, Great Lakes Commission
Member, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Co-Chair, Senate Democrats Suburban Caucus
Former Member, State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Member, Task Force on State and Local Taxation of Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce, Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Member, Transportation and Public Safety Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Member, Victory Memorial Drive Advisory Task Force
Member, Minnesota Statehood Sesquicentennial Commission, 2006-2008
Former Certified Public Accountant
Member, 2020 Conference
Bush Fellowship, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Member, Local Advisory Board, Democratic Leadership Council
Co-Chair, North Metro Legislative Delegation
Member, State Advisory Board, Democratic Leadership Council
Member, Suburban Democrats Study Group