Patricia Torres Ray's Biography
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Full Name:
Patricia Torres Ray
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Jackson; 2 Children: Tomás, Carlos
Birth Date:
03/25/1964
Birth Place:
Pasto, Colombia
Home City:
Minneapolis, MN
Religion:
Catholic
BA, Urban Studies, University of Minnesota
MPA, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2004
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 63, 2006-2023
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, District 5, 2018
Majority Whip, Minnesota State Senate, 2006-2011
Former Member, Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Budget, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Division on State Departments and Veterans, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, E-12 Finance Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, E-12 Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Board Member, Minnesota Early Care and Education Finance Commission
Member, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL)
Program Administrator, Minnesota Department of Human Services, 1998-present
Policy Analyst, Minnesota Department of Human Services, 1998-present
Social Services Consultant, Minnesota Department of Human Services, 1998-present
Ombudsperson for Families, Minnesota State Government, 1992-1998
Guardian Ad-litem, Hennepin County Juvenile Court, 1990-1992
Board Member, Children's Defense Fund
Board Member, Children, Youth and Family Consortium, University of Minnesota
Board Member, Cultural Beginnings
Member, Early Childhood Council
Member, English Language Learner's Minneapolis Public Schools Taskforce
Board Member, Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association
Board Member, Kids Count
Board Member, Minneapolis' Youth Coordinating Board
Board Member, Minnesota Children's Trust Fund
Member, Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Board Member, National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
Member, Parent-Teacher Association, Emerson Spanish Immersion School
Board Member, The Build Initiative
Board Member, The Northway Community Trust
Board Member, West Side Health Center
Consultant, Chicano Latino Affairs Council, Minnesota, 1990-1992