Ann Lynch (born December 27, 1964) is a

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politician and a former member of the

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who represented District 30, which includes portions of

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and Wabasha counties in the southeastern part of the state. As a

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, she was first elected to the Senate in 2006, but was unseated by Republican Carla Nelson in the 2010 general election. Lynch was a member of the Senate's Capital Investment Committee, the Health, Housing and Family Security Committee, and the Higher Education Committee. She also served on the Finance subcommittees for the Health and Human Services Budget Division (of which she was vice chair), and for the Higher Education Budget and Policy Division. Her special legislative concerns included health care, education, and transportation. She authored a bill in 2007 during a special senate meeting to provide flood disaster relief for the floods of August 2007. In 2010, she later chief authored two bills relating to flood disaster relief, Wadena tornado disaster relief, and provided cash flow and budget reserve adjustments. Lynch graduated from Cedar Rapids High School in

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, then went on to

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, where she earned her

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. Prior to being elected to the Senate, she served on the Rochester School Board from 2002 to 2006. She and her husband, Mike, live in Rochester, and are the parents of two children. In 1996, Lynch co-authored the book Visualizing Forest Change. The book was published by the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. The book discusses issues relating to how the U.S. government forest management, including the protection of trees from diseases and pests.

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Senator Lynch Web PageMinnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Senator Ann LynchProject Vote Smart - Senator Ann Lynch Profile
1964 births Living people Politicians from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Democratic Party Minnesota state senators Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota Women state legislators in Minnesota 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub