Mary Giuliani Stephens
{{Short description|American attorney and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image = MaryGiuliani.jpg
|office = Mayor of Woodbury
|term_start = January 12, 2011
|term_end = December 31, 2018
|successor = Anne Burt
|predecessor = Bill Hargis
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|6|23}}
|birth_place = Pennsylvania, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Greg Stephens
|children = 2
|education = University of Michigan {{small|(BA)}}
William Mitchell College of Law {{small|(JD)}}
}}
Mary Giuliani Stephens (born June 23, 1955) is an American attorney and the former mayor of Woodbury, Minnesota. She previously served on the Woodbury City Council.
Early life, education, and career
Giuliani Stephens grew up in Rochester, Minnesota, where her father was a physician at the Mayo Clinic, and graduated from Mayo High School in 1973.{{cite web|url=https://maryformngov.com/about/|title=Mary for Governor webpage}} After graduating with her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan in 1977, she attended William Mitchell College of Law, where she earned her juris doctor in 1981.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wctrib.com/news/4431210-giuliani-stephens-pushes-innovation-adaptation-bid-governor|title=Giuliani Stephens pushes innovation, adaptation in bid for governor|last=Lagarde|first=Gabriel D.|date=2018-04-13|website=West Central Tribune|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}}
Giuliani Stephens spent more than 25 years at Moore, Costello & Hart in Saint Paul specializing in construction litigation before eventually becoming a partner in the law firm.
Political campaigns
= Woodbury City Council =
In 2005, in her first run for public office, Giuliani Stephens was elected to the Woodbury City Council{{Cite web|url=https://www.rivertowns.net/news/4550220-conversation-former-mayor-mary-giuliani-stephens|title=A conversation with former Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens|last=Black|first=Hannah|date=|website=RiverTowns|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}}
= Mayor of Woodbury =
Giuliani Stephens was elected mayor of Woodbury in 2010, succeeding longtime mayor Bill Hargis, who did not seek re-election.{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/2010/04/13/bill-hargis-retiring-after-17-years-as-woodbury-mayor/|title=Bill Hargis retiring after 17 years as Woodbury mayor|last=Shaw|first=Bob|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} She was re-elected in 2014, when she ran uncontested. She did not run for re-election in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/06/15/woodbury-mayor-giuliani-stephens-not-running-for-re-election/|title=Woodbury mayor not running for re-election|last=Shaw|first=Bob|date=2018-06-15|website=Pioneer Press|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-22}}
= 2018 gubernatorial campaign =
On November 29, 2017, Giuliani Stephens announced she would seek the Republican nomination for governor of Minnesota.{{cite web|title=Woodbury mayor announces run for governor, first woman in GOP field|url=https://www.twincities.com/2017/11/29/woodbury-mayor-mary-giuliani-stephens-announces-run-for-governor-as-republican-shes-first-woman-in-gop-field/}} At the Republican state convention the following year, Giuliani Stephens suspended her campaign, instead throwing her support to the eventual Republican nominee Jeff Johnson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox9.com/news/gop-endorses-jeff-johnson-in-minnesota-governors-race|title=GOP endorses Jeff Johnson in Minnesota governor's race|date=2018-06-03|website=FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}
= 2020 Minnesota Senate campaign =
On January 30, 2020, Giuliani Stephens announced she will seek the Republican nomination for Minnesota Senate in District 53, which is currently held by DFL incumbent Susan Kent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rivertowns.net/news/government-and-politics/4888590-Mary-Giuliani-Stephens-announces-run-for-state-Senate|title=Mary Giuliani Stephens announces run for state Senate|last=Black|first=Hannah|date=|website=RiverTowns|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-30}}
Personal life
Giuliani Stephens has been married to her husband, Greg, for more than 33 years. They have two adult children and two grandchildren and live in Woodbury.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maryformn.com/meet-mary/|title=Meet Mary|website=Mary Giuliani Stephens for Minnesota State Senate {{!}} Woodbury, Oakdale, Maplewood, Landfall {{!}} District 53|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-02}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.woodburymn.gov/government/mayor_and_city_council/index.php Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens], city of Woodbury
- [https://www.maryformn.com/ Mary Giuliani Stephens for State Senate] official campaign site
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{{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Woodbury|years=2011–2018}}
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Category:21st-century mayors of places in Minnesota
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Minnesota Republicans
Category:People from Woodbury, Minnesota
Category:Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota
Category:University of Michigan alumni