Mary Giuliani Stephens (born June 23, 1955) is an American attorney and the former mayor of

Woodbury, Minnesota Woodbury ( ) is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States, east of Saint Paul along Interstate 94. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The population was 75,102 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's ...

. She previously served on the Woodbury City Council.

Early life, education, and career

Giuliani Stephens grew up in

Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. It is located along rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a popul ...

, where her father was a physician at the

Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic () is a Nonprofit organization, private American Academic health science centre, academic Medical centers in the United States, medical center focused on integrated health care, healthcare, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science ...

, and graduated from

Mayo High School Mayo High School (Mayo) is a public high school in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. It is named after the brothers William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic. It is a public school and part of th ...

in 1973. After graduating with her

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

in 1977, she attended

William Mitchell College of Law William Mitchell College of Law was a private law school from 1956 to 2015 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), it offered full- and part-time legal education in pursuit of the Juris Doctor (J. ...

, where she earned her

juris doctor A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. In the United States and the Philippines, it is the only qualifying law degree. Other j ...

in 1981. Giuliani Stephens spent more than 25 years at Moore, Costello & Hart in

Saint Paul Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally ...

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

Mayor of Woodbury

Giuliani Stephens was elected mayor of Woodbury in 2010, succeeding longtime mayor Bill Hargis, who did not seek re-election. She was re-elected in 2014, when she ran uncontested. She did not run for re-election in 2018.

2018 gubernatorial campaign

On November 29, 2017, Giuliani Stephens announced she would seek the Republican nomination for

governor of Minnesota The governor of Minnesota is the head of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty people have been governor of Minnesota, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory ...

. At the Republican state convention the following year, Giuliani Stephens suspended her campaign, instead throwing her support to the eventual Republican nominee Jeff Johnson.

2020 Minnesota Senate campaign

On January 30, 2020, Giuliani Stephens announced she will seek the Republican nomination for

Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any State legislature (Unite ...

in District 53, which is currently held by DFL incumbent Susan Kent.

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.

References

External links

Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens
city of Woodbury
Mary Giuliani Stephens for State Senate
official campaign site {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, Mary Giuliani 1955 births 21st-century mayors of places in Minnesota 21st-century American women politicians Living people Minnesota Republicans People from Woodbury, Minnesota Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota University of Michigan alumni Women city councillors in Minnesota Women mayors of places in Minnesota