Dee Long

Dee Long
53rd Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office January 6, 1992 – September 15, 1993
Preceded by	Robert Vanasek
Succeeded by	Irv Anderson
Minnesota House Majority Leader
In office 1989–1992
Preceded by	Ann Wynia
Succeeded by	Alan Welle
Minnesota State Representative from District 60A
In office January 1993 – January 1999
Preceded by	Karen J. Clark
Succeeded by	Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Minnesota State Representative from District 59A
In office January 1983 – January 1992
Minnesota State Representative from District 56B
In office January 1979 – January 1983
Personal details
Born	April 1939 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political party	DFL
Spouse	Nicholas
Children	Catherine, Nicholas
Residence(s)	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alma mater	Northwestern University, University of Minnesota
Profession	College Instructor

Dee Long (born April 1939) is a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. Long was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, a position she held from 1992 to 1993.

Long attended Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Minnesota, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Psychology. She first won election to the House of Representatives in 1978, and served in the body until 1998.

Long was elected as the first female Speaker of the House in 1992. Her tenure in that position was cut short due to the "Phonegate" scandal, in which members of the House of Representatives were found to be using state toll-free access codes for personal use. Long resigned the speakership in September 1993, but continued to serve until 1998, becoming the first woman to chair the House Tax Committee.

After leaving the legislature, Long lobbied for energy independence, before retiring in 2007. She lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

See also

• List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States