Mary MacCornack Forsythe (May 23, 1920 – September 6, 2007) was an American politician and music teacher.
Mary MacCornack Forsythe | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 39A (1973-82) and 42B (1983-90) districts | |
| In office 1973–1991 | |
Born in Whitehall, Wisconsin, Forsythe graduated from Whitehall High School and then received her bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College in music, where she sang in the St. Olaf Choir.[1] She taught music in elementary and high school.[2] Forsythe lived in Edina, Minnesota.
Forsythe served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1973 to 1991 as a Republican. For her entire term in office she served on the Appropriations Committee and chaired it from 1985 to 1986.[2][1] She was the Assistant Minority Leader from 1981 to 1982.[1] Among her accomplishments in office are improvements to women's prison facilities and programs and the mandatory seat belt law for which she was the chief House sponsor.[2]
She died in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[3][2]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Forsythe, Mary M. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ a b c d 'Mary Forsythe, a pioneer in state House,' Minneapolis Star Tribune, Ben Cohen, September 16, 2007
- ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Mary Forsythe
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