Lindsey Port is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, she represents Senate District 55, which includes parts of Burnsville, Savage, and Lakeville in Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Lindsey Port | |
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.jpg) Port at the signing of HF100 in 2023 | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 55th district 56th district (2021-22) | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic (DFL) |
| Residence(s) | Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Twin Cities |
| Occupation | Non-profit advisor and consultant |
Early life, education
editPort grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with her parents and sister. She moved to Minnesota in 2001 to attend the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.[1]
Minnesota Senate
editPort was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2020 with 53% of the vote, defeating Republican incumbent Dan Hall.[2] In 2016 she ran for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 56B and lost to Republican incumbent Roz Peterson.
Port was chief Senate author of a 2023 law that legalized the recreational use of cannabis by adults in the state of Minnesota and expunged low-level cannabis convictions.[3] She co-authored a bill banning junk fees with Representative Emma Greenman that was signed into law in May 2024.[4] She is also the senate chair of the DFL Reproductive Freedom Caucus,[5] and has been a member of the caucus since its inception in 2021.[6]
Port serves on the following committees:[7]
- Housing and Homelessness Prevention (Chair)
- Elections
- Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate
- Transportation
Personal life
editPort lives in Burnsville with her husband and two kids and serves as the Executive Director of a professional development nonprofit group.[8] Since first contracting COVID-19 in 2020, Port has been battling long COVID and working remotely.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Senator Lindsey Port". Minnesota Senate DFL. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Minnesota State Senate Election Senate District 14 Results". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Law legalizes adult-use cannabis, expunges prior low-level cannabis convictions". Minnesota House of Representatives. April 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Governor Walz Signs Bill Eliminating Junk Fees". Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. May 20, 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Senate DFL Media (January 20, 2023). "Reproductive Freedom Caucus Announces Legislative Priorities for 2023 Legislative Session". Minnesota Senate DFL. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Montemayor, Stephen (September 24, 2021). "DFL state lawmakers form new Reproductive Freedom Caucus". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Port, Lindsey - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Intro". Lindsey Port for MN. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ Bierschbach, Briana (April 8, 2024). "Minnesota DFL senator to shift to remote work as she battles long COVID". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2024.