Yvonne Selcer
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Yvonne Selcer
| image=
| state_house=Minnesota
| district=48A
| prior_term=
| term_start=January 8, 2013
| term_end=January 3, 2017
| preceded= Kirk Stensrud (District 42A)
| succeeded=Laurie Pryor
| party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1953|3|3}}
| birth_place=
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater=College of Saint Teresa
| occupation=
| spouse=Charles
| children=2
|}}
Yvonne M. Selcer (born March 3, 1953) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 48A, which included Hennepin County.
Early life, education, and career
Selcer grew up in Winsted, Minnesota, where she attended high school. After graduating from Holy Trinity High School (Winsted, Minnesota), Selcer moved to Winona, Minnesota to study at the College of Saint Teresa, where she earned her BS in Elementary Education, graduating in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://minnetonka.patch.com/articles/yvonne-selcer-candidate-for-minnesota-house-of-representatives-in-48a |title=Yvonne Selcer, Candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives in 48A |publisher=Minnetonka Patch |date=August 21, 2012 |access-date=2013-03-03}}
Selcer first became involved in politics when she was elected to the Hopkins School Board in 2004.{{cite web|url=http://yvonneselcer.com/?page_id=1009 |title=About Yvonne |publisher=Yvonne Selcer for Representative |access-date=2013-03-03}} She served for a total of eight years, three of which she spent as a director, two as the board's treasurer, and three as its chair.
Minnesota House of Representatives
In 2012, Selcer defeated incumbent Republican Kirk Stensrud by 202 votes.{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/2012/campaign/results/mn/sthouse_dist.php?district=48A |title=Minnesota House District 48A | Results | Campaign 2012 |publisher=Minnesota Public Radio News |access-date=2013-03-03}} During the campaign, Selcer filed an official complaint against the Republican Party, which sent out a campaign mailer alleging that Selcer had not paid her property taxes. Hennepin County confirmed that Selcer did indeed pay her taxes on time.{{cite web|last=Groessel |first=Paul |url=http://current.mnsun.com/2012/10/selcer-files-complaint-about-republican-campaign-mailer/ |title=Selcer files complaint about Republican campaign mailer |publisher=Sun Current |date=October 31, 2012 |access-date=2013-03-03}} In 2014, Selcer again defeated Stensrud, both in the general election by 36 ballots, and in a recount conducted November 19, 2014, when her margin of victory increased to 41 votes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/283383731.html|title = Selcer defeats Stensrud in recount| website=Star Tribune }} She did not seek re-election in 2016.
=Committee assignments=
Selcer served on the House Education Finance, Transportation Policy, and Energy Policy committees.{{cite web|url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15416 |title=Yvonne Selcer at the Minnesota Legislature |access-date=3 March 2013}}
Personal life
Selcer's brother, Tom Ollig, has served intermittently on Winsted's City Council for the past twenty years.{{cite web|url=http://www.winsted.mn.us/pages/council.html |title=City Council |publisher=City of Winsted, Minnesota |access-date=2013-03-03}}
References
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External links
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- [http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Yvonne_Selcer Ballotpedia - Yvonne Selcer's Profile]
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Category:People from McLeod County, Minnesota
Category:College of Saint Teresa alumni
Category:School board members in Minnesota
Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota
Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives