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Carlos Mariani

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Carlos Mariani
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 65B district
In office
January 8, 1991 – January 3, 2023
Preceded bySandy Pappas
Succeeded byMaría Isa Pérez-Vega
Personal details
Born (1957-07-13) July 13, 1957 (age 67)
Political partyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
SpouseMaritza
Children3
ResidenceSaint Paul, Minnesota
Alma materMacalester College
University of Minnesota
Occupationnon-profit management, legislator

Carlos Mariani (born July 13, 1957) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 65B, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, a part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Education

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Mariani graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul with a B.A., and later attended the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota, where he was a Mondale Policy Fellow, and the University of Minnesota Law School.[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

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Mariani was first elected to the House in 1990 and was reelected every two years for three decades. He announced his retirement in 2022 amidst state legislative redistricting.[2][3] He was chair of the K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee from 2007 to 2010[4] and an assistant majority leader during the 1995–1996 biennium.[1]

Personal life

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Mariani works in nonprofit management as the executive director of the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Mariani, Carlos". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  2. ^ "Almanac at the Capitol - Redistricting, Rep. Mariani retiring, analyst duo". Twin Cities PBS. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  3. ^ Berkel, Jessie Van (2022-02-12). "Minnesota legislative retirements mount". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  4. ^ "Carlos Mariani (DFL) 65B - Minnesota House of Representatives". House.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  5. ^ "Minnesota (MN) State Representative Carlos Mariani [MN House of Representatives] - Official Profile". Freedomspeaks.Com. 1957-07-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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