Jamie Becker-Finn

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jamie Becker-Finn

| image =

| state_house = Minnesota

| district = 40B

| constituency = 40B (2023-present)
42B (2017-2022)

| term_start = January 3, 2017

| term_end = January 14, 2025

| predecessor = Jason Isaacson

| successor = David Gottfried

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|20}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic (DFL)

| father = Skip Finn

| spouse = Gabe

| children = 2

| residence = Roseville, Minnesota

| occupation = {{hlist|Attorney|Small business owner|Legislator}}

| education = University of Minnesota (B.A.)
William Mitchell College of Law (J.D.)

| website = {{URL|https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15457|Government website}} {{URL|https://becker-finn.org/|Campaign website}}

}}

Jamie Becker-Finn (born October 20, 1982) is an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 until 2025. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Becker-Finn represented District 42B in the northeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Roseville and Shoreview and parts of Ramsey County, Minnesota.{{Cite web |title=Becker-Finn, Jamie - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=15457 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn (40B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15457 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.house.mn.gov}}

Early life, education, and career

Becker-Finn was raised in Cass Lake, Minnesota, on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, where she graduated from Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools. Her father, Harold "Skip" Finn, was a Minnesota state senator of Ojibwe and Norwegian descent,{{Cite web |title=Finn, Harold R. "Skip" |url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10179 |access-date=March 16, 2018 |publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library}} and her mother, Teri, is also of Norwegian descent.{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |date=March 23, 2017 |title=Something new for the Minnesota Legislature: a caucus of first Minnesotans |url=https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2017/03/something-new-minnesota-legislature-caucus-first-minnesotans |access-date=March 16, 2018 |website=MinnPost}}

Becker-Finn attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She later attended William Mitchell College of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor.

Becker-Finn is an assistant attorney for Hennepin County, specializing in domestic violence.{{Cite web |last=The Associated Press |date=January 29, 2019 |title=MN rep highlights bills against gender-based violence |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/29/house-rep-highlights-bills-against-gender-based-violence |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=MPR News |language=en}} She was a legislative assistant for the Minnesota House Tax Committee from 2007 to 2008, a clerk for the Minnesota Fourth District Court in Hennepin County, and a member of the Roseville Parks and Recreation Commission.{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Todd |date=January 26, 2017 |title=Breaking the Ice: Former legislative assistant settles into House |work=Minnesota Lawyer |publisher=BridgeTower Media |url=https://minnlawyer.com/2017/01/26/breaking-the-ice-former-legislative-assistant-settles-into-house/ |access-date=March 16, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Munzenrider |first1=Mike |date=February 2, 2016 |title=Race for MN House District 42B is shaping up |language=en |publisher=Lillie Suburban Newspapers |url=http://www.lillienews.com/articles/2016/02/02/race-mn-house-district-42b-shaping |access-date=March 15, 2018}}

In 2022 Becker-Finn opened Makwa Coffee, a craft coffeeshop in Roseville, Minnesota.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Zoë |date=October 19, 2022 |title=Twin Cities area sees wave of new coffee shops opened by people of color |url=https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-area-sees-wave-of-new-coffee-shops-opened-by-people-of-color/600217195/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}

Minnesota House of Representatives

Becker-Finn was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 and has been reelected every two years since. She first ran after two-term DFL incumbent Jason Isaacson announced he would seek election to the Minnesota State Senate.

In 2018, Becker-Finn was an early endorser of Ilhan Omar for Minnesota's 5th congressional district.{{Cite web |last=Brodey |first=Sam |date=2018-06-08 |title=The messy primary to replace Rep. Keith Ellison will center on who represents the future of the DFL |url=https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/06/messy-primary-replace-rep-keith-ellison-will-center-who-represents-future-df/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}} She served on Attorney General Keith Ellison's transition team.{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |date=November 19, 2018 |title=AG-elect Ellison announces transition team |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/11/19/ag-elect-ellison-announces-transition-team |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=MPR News |language=en}}

Becker-Finn has chaired the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee since 2021, and sits on the Public Safety Finance and Policy, Ways and Means, and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committees. From 2019 to 2020, she served as an assistant majority leader for the DFL House Caucus and vice chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee. Becker-Finn is a member of the House People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus, and the Reproductive Freedom Caucus.{{Cite web |last=Multiple authors |date=May 19, 2022 |title=OPINION EXCHANGE {{!}} Find room in the budget deal for communities of color |url=https://www.startribune.com/find-room-in-the-budget-deal-for-communities-of-color/600174841/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Montemayor |first=Stephen |date=September 24, 2021 |title=DFL state lawmakers form new Reproductive Freedom Caucus |url=https://www.startribune.com/dfl-state-lawmakers-form-new-reproductive-freedom-caucus/600100511/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} After the 2020 election, she unsuccessfully challenged Ryan Winkler for the role of Majority Leader of the House.{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Ricardo |date=November 5, 2020 |title=DFL State. Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn to run against Majority Leader Winkler for leadership post |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/dfl-state-rep-jamie-becker-finn-to-run-against-majority-leader-winkler-for-leadership-post/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}}

= Judiciary and public safety =

After the police murder of George Floyd, Becker-Finn called on the Republican-controlled State Senate to "support meaningful legislation to address systemic racism and police brutality".{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Ricardo |date=June 5, 2020 |title=Gazelka calls for Gov. Tim Walz to apologize to 'moms out in the suburbs' over George Floyd protests, unrest |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/gazelka-calls-for-gov-tim-walz-to-apologize-to-moms-out-in-the-suburbs-over-george-floyd-protests-unrest/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}} After the police killing of Daunte Wright, she called for reforms on traffic stop procedure.{{Cite web |last=Pugmire |first=Tim |date=April 13, 2021 |title=Senate Republicans will hold hearings on police changes |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/04/13/senate-gop-promises-talk-but-not-necessarily-action-on-police-changes |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=MPR News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bakst |first=Brian |date=April 22, 2021 |title=MN House panel moves to change police powers |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/04/14/mn-house-panel-moves-to-change-police-powers |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=MPR News |language=en}} She authored bipartisan legislation that would eliminate driver's license suspensions for minor offenses.{{Cite web |last1=Janzer |first1=Cinnamon |last2=Winter |first2=Deena |date=2021-03-02 |title=Bipartisan effort would end driver's license suspensions for unpaid tickets |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/03/02/bipartisan-effort-would-end-drivers-license-suspensions-for-unpaid-tickets/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}}

Becker-Finn authored legislation to increase funding for public defenders that passed unanimously in the Minnesota House.{{Cite web |last=Read |first=Katy |date=March 19, 2022 |title=Minnesota public defenders reach deal to avert strike halting courts |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-public-defenders-reach-deal-to-avert-strike/600157599/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last1=Aldes |first1=Brian |last2=Reinartz |first2=Chelsea |date=February 19, 2023 |title=OPINION EXCHANGE {{!}} More work to be done on behalf of public defenders |url=https://www.startribune.com/more-work-to-be-done-on-behalf-of-public-defenders/600252895/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune}} In the midst of a vote from public defenders to go on strike, she held hearings on the lack of investment in public defenders, criticizing the Board of Public Defense for not asking for more funding in the past.{{Cite web |last=Nesterak |first=Max |date=2022-03-10 |title=Public defenders vote to strike; justice system could come to a halt |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/03/10/public-defenders-vote-to-strike-justice-system-could-come-to-a-halt/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nesterak |first=Max |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Public defenders poised to get $50 million windfall from Legislature |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/public-defenders-poised-to-get-50-million-windfall-from-legislature/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}}

Becker-Finn offered an unsuccessful amendment to a 2017 public safety omnibus bill that would have increased penalties for protesters who block freeways, arguing it is a limit on free speech.{{Cite web |last=Andy |first=Mannix |date=April 3, 2017 |title=After testy debate, House passes $2.3B public safety measure |url=https://www.startribune.com/public-safety-measure-prompts-testy-debate-over-rights-of-protesters/418022763/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune}} She called the city of Minneapolis's backlog of untested rape kits "unacceptable" and pledged to work to get them tested, and authored legislation that would expand the definition of "mandatory reporters" in cases of sexual harassment and assault.{{Cite web |last=Jany |first=Libor |title=Minneapolis police discover 1,700 untested rape kits spanning 30 years |url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-police-discover-1-700-untested-rape-kits-spanning-30-years/564989082/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune|date=16 November 2019 }}{{Cite web |last=Hyatt |first=Kim |title=Legislature considers bill to close mandatory reporting loophole |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-legislature-considers-bill-to-close-mandatory-reporting-loophole/600022060/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune|date=12 February 2021 }} She has supported restoring the right to vote to felons on parole.{{Cite web |last=Van Berkel |first=Jessie |title=Police reform shadows Minnesota Legislature's special session |url=https://www.startribune.com/police-reform-shadows-minn-legislature-s-special-session/571190532/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune|date=12 June 2020 }} Becker-Finn authored legislation mandating gun owners to keep firearms in a locked container when not in use.{{Cite web |last=Griffith |first=Michelle |date=2023-02-03 |title=Minnesota House committee furthers four gun control bills |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/02/03/minnesota-house-committee-furthers-four-gun-control-bills/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}}

Becker-Finn attending listening sessions at women's prisons to discuss issues related to pregnant women and mothers of young children. Minnesota became the first state in the nation to stop separating moms in prison from their babies.{{Cite web |last=Sawyer |first=Liz |date=October 29, 2019 |title=Minnesota lawmakers urge changes for moms behind bars |url=https://www.startribune.com/lawmakers-urge-changes-for-moms-behind-bars/564076992/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |title=Minnesota is first state to stop separating moms in prison and babies |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-is-first-state-to-stop-separating-moms-in-prison-and-babies/600062725/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune|date=29 May 2021 }}

== Addressing workplace sexual harassment ==

In 2017 after multiple reported instances of sexual harassment at the Capitol, Becker-Finn joined then-representative Erin Maye-Quade and then-candidate Lindsey Port in calling for the House to create a task force to address workplace sexual harassment.{{Cite web |last1=Coolican |first1=J. Patrick |last2=Bjorhus |first2=Jennifer |date=November 10, 2017 |title=Former GOP Speaker says he confronted Rep. Tony Cornish over treatment of women |url=https://www.startribune.com/dfl-lawmakers-candidate-want-a-task-force-on-sexual-harrassment/456670723/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=MPR News Staff |date=November 17, 2017 |title=Women protest sexual harassment at MN Capitol |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/11/17/rally-women-sex-harassment-minnesota |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}} Two legislators, Dan Schoen and Tony Cornish, resigned amid multiple complaints from lobbyists, staff and fellow lawmakers.{{Cite web |last1=Scheck |first1=Tom |last2=Bakst |first2=Brian |date=November 22, 2017 |title=Resignations put Minnesota Capitol culture on notice |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/11/22/schoen-cornish-resignations-capitol-culture-on-notice |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |date=2017-11-08 |title=Multiple women accuse Minnesota state Senator Dan Schoen of sexual harassment |url=https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2017/11/multiple-women-accuse-minnesota-state-senator-dan-schoen-sexual-harassment/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}} Becker-Finn called for tougher sanctions against sexual harassment, as well as investigations by a neutral third party unconnected to the party in control of the legislature.{{Cite web |last=MPR News Staff |date=March 8, 2018 |title=Report knocks MN House over sex misconduct reviews |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/03/08/minnesota-house-sexual-misconduct-reviews-broken |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |date=2018-02-27 |title=At the Capitol, Minnesota lawmakers grapple with addressing sexual harassment — at the Capitol |url=https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/02/capitol-minnesota-lawmakers-grapple-addressing-sexual-harassment-capitol/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}}

= Environment and natural resources =

Becker-Finn opposed the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline project, a tar sands line that would run through tribal land, saying it "is never going to be my public policy perspective".{{Cite web |last=Coolican |first=J. Patrick |date=October 15, 2017 |title=Enbridge pipeline replacement divides DFL |url=https://www.startribune.com/enbridge-pipeline-replacement-divides-dfl/451022623/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} In 2017, she opposed Republican efforts to remove regulatory requirements for the project, speaking against the provision on the House floor.{{Cite web |last=Pugmire |first=Tim |date=April 6, 2017 |title=MN House adds pipeline plan to energy bill |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/04/06/mn-house-adds-pipeline-plan-to-energy-bill |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}} She later authored a bill to give the Department of Natural Resources more tools to penalize water permit violations.{{Cite web |last=Marohn |first=Kristi |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Bill would toughen penalties for water violators |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/03/25/bill-would-toughen-penalties-for-water-violators |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}}

She has sponsored legislation to increase outdoor education opportunities for Minnesota children and disadvantaged communities, including passing the bipartisan "No Child Left Inside" program.{{Cite web |last=Bylander |first=C. B. |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Outdoors grant recipients try to empower Minnesotans of different experience levels, colors and ages |url=https://www.startribune.com/outdoors-grant-recipients-try-to-empower-minnesotans-of-different-experience-levels-colors-and-ages/600062046/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Tony |date=October 26, 2019 |title='No Child Left Inside' grant program opens with a bang |url=https://www.startribune.com/no-child-left-inside-grant-program-opens-with-a-bang/563918782/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} She has supported calls to address water contamination by microplastics, lead and salt.{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Tony |date=January 11, 2020 |title=CWD, lower walleye limit on agendas at Capitol |url=https://www.startribune.com/cwd-lower-walleye-limit-on-agendas-at-capitol/566911042/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Dunbar |first=Elizabeth |title=Minnesota agency asks Water Gremlin to halt some work after new contamination discovered |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/08/15/minnesota-agency-asks-water-gremlin-to-halt-some-work-after-new-contamination-discovered |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |date=15 August 2019 |language=en}} She co-sponsored a bill that would have imposed a four-year moratorium on new large dairy farms, and a bill to evaluate native "rough" fish populations.{{Cite web |last=Belz |first=Adam |date=March 12, 2020 |title=Moratorium on large dairies proposed at Minnesota Legislature |url=https://www.startribune.com/moratorium-on-large-dairies-proposed-at-minnesota-legislature/568757622/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Tony |date=July 14, 2022 |title=Fresh look at rough fish and their protection builds steam |url=https://www.startribune.com/rough-fish-gar-minnesota-dnr-fishing/600190302/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} In 2019, Becker-Finn authored legislation that banned nonessential use of firefighting foam that contains PFAS chemicals due to their health and environmental risks.{{Cite web |last=Marohn |first=Kristi |date=April 3, 2019 |title=Bill would ban flame-retardant chemicals in Minnesota |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/04/03/bill-would-ban-flame-retardant-chemicals-in-minnesota |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Marohn |first=Kristi |date=May 23, 2019 |title=Flame retardant ban becomes state law |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/23/flame-retardant-ban-becomes-state-law |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}}

== Chronic wasting disease ==

An avid hunter, Becker-Finn has led efforts to address chronic wasting disease in the deer population.{{Cite web |last=Orenstein |first=Walker |date=2018-11-09 |title=The DFL will be in control of the Minnesota House. What does that mean for the environment? |url=https://www.minnpost.com/environment/2018/11/the-dfl-will-be-in-control-of-the-minnesota-house-what-does-that-means-for-the-environment/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}} She has been a longtime supporter of tougher restriction on Minnesota's deer farms, and has criticized the Board of Animal Health's oversight of the industry.{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Tony |date=May 8, 2019 |title=Dead deer and more CWD found at pay-to-hunt ranch in Crow Wing County |url=https://www.startribune.com/dead-deer-and-more-cwd-found-at-pay-for-hunt-ranch-in-crow-wing/509648062/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Tony |date=April 15, 2021 |title=CWD reaches a new northern limit with discovery of deer disease in Beltrami County |url=https://www.startribune.com/cwd-reaches-a-new-northern-limit-with-discovery-of-deer-disease-in-beltrami-county/600046519/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} She passed a bill requiring owners to euthanize their herd when CWD is found, double-gate their properties, and undergo mandatory inspections to prevent further spread.{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Tony |date=June 1, 2019 |title=Bigger problems in the wilderness mean bigger spending set by legislators |url=https://www.startribune.com/bigger-problems-in-the-wilderness-mean-bigger-spending-set-by-legislators/510714152/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} Her proposals have been largely supported by deer hunters but opposed by lobbyists from the deer farm association.{{Cite web |last=Gunderson |first=Dan |date=October 29, 2021 |title=Hunters want more 'urgency' in state's CWD response |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/10/29/acute-urgency-to-manage-chronic-wasting-disease-in-deer |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}} Becker-Finn has also authored other measures, like a state-funded buyout of deer farms, increased fencing, and a deer farm moratorium, that have not passed due to opposition in the Republican Senate.{{Cite web |last=February 12, 2019 |date=2019-02-12 |title=Lawmakers propose series of measures to stop march of Chronic Wasting Disease in Minnesota |url=https://www.minnpost.com/environment/2019/02/lawmakers-propose-series-of-measures-to-stop-march-of-chronic-wasting-disease-in-minnesota/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Orenstein |first=Walker |date=2019-11-05 |title=On cusp of deer hunting season, state officials look to save CWD effort from the trash |url=https://www.minnpost.com/environment/2019/11/on-cusp-of-deer-hunting-season-state-officials-look-to-save-cwd-effort-from-the-trash/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}} She has supported funding research efforts to better understand the disease and develop tests for use in deceased and live deer.{{Cite web |last=Star Tribune Editorial Board |date=March 29, 2019 |title=EDITORIAL {{!}} U's new effort will help broaden, better coordinate fight to contain chronic wasting disease. |url=https://www.startribune.com/u-s-new-effort-will-help-broaden-better-coordinate-fight-to-contain-chronic-wasting-disease/507859442/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=MPR News Staff |date=February 11, 2019 |title=MN lawmaker seeks tougher action against deer disease |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/02/11/mn-lawmaker-on-chronic-wasting-disease |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}}

= Native American issues =

In 2019, Becker-Finn sponsored a measure to rename Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, named after John C. Calhoun, to its Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska. The provision passed the House but not the Senate, and the lake was renamed by the Department of Natural Resources after a court appeals process.{{Cite web |last1=Van Oot |first1=Torey |last2=Van Berkel |first2=Jessie |date=May 23, 2019 |title=DFL lawmakers yield on Bde Maka Ska, leave the name up to the courts |url=https://www.startribune.com/dfl-lawmakers-yield-on-bde-maka-ska-leave-the-name-up-to-the-courts/510300692/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Otárola |first=Miguel |date=May 13, 2020 |title=Minnesota DNR can rename Lake Calhoun as Bde Maka Ska, high court rules |url=https://www.startribune.com/bde-maka-ska-name-stays-supreme-court-says/570435552/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} Becker-Finn has carried many tribe-specific bills, including legislation that requires that when the state sells property within a reservation it must first offer to sell it to the tribe.{{Cite web |last=Van Berkel |first=Jessie |date=June 21, 2019 |title=Minnesota tribal leaders say Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan live up to campaign promises |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-tribal-leaders-say-walz-flanagan-live-up-to-campaign-promises/511604272/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |date=November 13, 2021 |title=Minnesota officials work to mend historically fraught relationship with tribes |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-officials-work-to-mend-historically-fraught-relationship-with-tribes/600116424/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} She supported legislation that created a task force on missing and murdered Native women.{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |date=2018-04-12 |title=Legislature proposes finding out why a staggering number of Native American women in Minnesota are murdered or go missing |url=https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/04/legislature-proposes-finding-out-why-staggering-number-native-american-women/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Van Berkel |first=Jessie |date=June 27, 2021 |title=Police accountability advocates disappointed by deal at Capitol |url=https://www.startribune.com/police-accountability-advocates-disappointed-by-deal-at-capitol/600072624/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune}}

Becker-Finn has spoken out publicly against offensive Native American depictions such as those in Halloween costumes and professional sports teams mascots.{{Cite web |last=Ibrahim |first=Mukhtar |date=October 28, 2015 |title=Party City catches flak over Native Halloween costumes |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/10/28/party-city-costumes |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Jennifer |date=October 26, 2019 |title=Minnesota schools figured out how to play sports without stereotypes; why can't the NFL? |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-schools-figured-out-how-to-play-sports-without-stereotypes-why-can-t-the-nfl/563920812/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} She has also criticized the Minnesota state seal, which depicts a Native American being driven away by a settler with a rifle nearby.{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Tim |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Push to change Minnesota state flag gains traction, faces headwinds |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/27/north-star-journey-minnesota-state-flag-debate |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=MPR News |language=en}}

Electoral history

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| title = 2016 Minnesota State House - District 42B{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=100&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=438&show=Go|title=2016 Results for State Representative District 42B|access-date=February 22, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}

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| candidate = Jamie Becker-Finn

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 12,845

| percentage = 56.90

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| candidate = Tracy Nelson

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 9,688

| percentage = 42.92

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| votes = 40

| percentage = 0.18

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| votes = 22,573

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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| title = 2018 Minnesota State House - District 42B{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=115&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=438&show=Go|title=2018 Results for State Representative District 42B|access-date=February 22, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}

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| candidate = Jamie Becker-Finn (incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 13,042

| percentage = 60.35

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| candidate = Yele-Mis Yang

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 8,543

| percentage = 39.53

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 25

| percentage = 0.12

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 21,610

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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| title = 2020 Minnesota State House - District 42B{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=136&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=438&show=Go|title=2020 Results for State Representative District 42B|access-date=February 22, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jamie Becker-Finn (incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 15,951

| percentage = 61.97

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| candidate = Sue Finney

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 9,750

| percentage = 37.88

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 38

| percentage = 0.15

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,739

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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| title = 2022 Minnesota State House - District 40B{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=149&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=434&show=Go|title=2022 Results for State Representative District 40B|access-date=February 22, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jamie Becker-Finn (incumbent)

| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| votes = 13,997

| percentage = 67.72

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Allen Shen

| party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| votes = 6,652

| percentage = 32.18

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{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 20

| percentage = 0.10

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| votes = 20,669

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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Personal life

Becker-Finn and her husband, Gabe, reside in Roseville, Minnesota. They have two children. Becker-Finn is a descendant of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. She is a lifelong hunter and fisher.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Dennis |date=March 3, 2019 |title=Environmental education might be solution to making natural resources relevant |url=https://www.startribune.com/anderson-education-might-be-solution-to-making-natural-resources-relevant/506509882/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Tony |date=November 6, 2020 |title=Minnesota deer hunting camps will have a different feel in 2020 |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-deer-hunting-camps-will-have-different-feel-in-2020-because-of-covid-19/572985342/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Star Tribune}} She is Lutheran.