Carolyn Laine
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Carolyn Laine
| image = Carolyn Laine.jpg
| state_senate = Minnesota
| district = 41st
| prior_term =
| term_start = January 3, 2017
| term_end = January 5, 2021
| predecessor = Barb Goodwin
| successor = Mary Kunesh-Podein
| state_house2 = Minnesota
| district2 = 41B
| prior_term2 = 50A (2007–2013)
| term_start2 = January 3, 2007
| term_end2 = January 2, 2017
| preceded2 = Barb Goodwin
| succeeded2 = Mary Kunesh-Podein
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|05|22}}
| birth_place = Hibbing, Minnesota
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Hibbing Junior College
University of Minnesota Duluth
St. Mary's University
Saybrook Graduate School
| occupation = educator
| spouse =
| children = 5
| residence = Columbia Heights, Minnesota
|}}
Carolyn D. Laine (born May 22, 1946) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 41 in the north-central Twin Cities metropolitan area. She also previously represented District 41B in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Early life, education, and career
Laine attended Hibbing Junior College in Hibbing, then went on to the University of Minnesota in Duluth, receiving her B.S. in Education and Psychology. She later earned her M.A. in Psychology from St. Mary's University, based in Winona. She has done doctoral graduate work in Health Psychology through Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, based in San Francisco, California.{{Cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15272 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Legislator Record – Laine, Carolyn |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |access-date=2010-07-20}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=66645 |title=Project Vote Smart – Representative Carolyn Laine – Biography |publisher=Votesmart.org |access-date=2010-07-20}}
Laine has worked as a reserve teacher for the Minneapolis Public School System, and as a financial director for the Novalis Institute in Columbia Heights. She served on the Columbia Heights School Board for ten years, and was also a member of the Columbia Heights Charter Commission. She is a former leader of the Parent Communication Network, and a member of the Interfaith Alliance.{{Cite web |url=http://www.carolynlaine.com/background.html |title=Carolyn Laine for MN House of Representatives District 50A |publisher=Carolynlaine.com |date=November 7, 2006 |access-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505052246/http://www.carolynlaine.com/background.html |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |df=mdy }}
Minnesota Legislature
Laine was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2006, opting to run after three-term Rep. Barb Goodwin decided not to seek re-election,{{Cite web|url=http://minnpolitics.blogspot.com/2005/12/rep-barb-goodwin-not-running-again.html |title=Minnesota Politics: Rep. Barb Goodwin not running again |publisher=Minnpolitics.blogspot.com |date=December 9, 2005 |access-date=2010-07-20}} and was re-elected in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014. She was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016.
Personal life
Laine's 2016 campaign website listed her religion as Unitarian Universalism. She has 5 children.
References
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External links
{{MN-legdb|15272}}
- [http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1230 Official Minnesota Senate website]
- [http://www.carolynlaine.com/ Official campaign website]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=66645 Project Votesmart – Rep. Carolyn Laine Profile]
- [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=252 Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Carolyn Laine]
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Category:People from Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota
Category:21st-century American women politicians