Barbara Carlson (June 21, 1938 – July 9, 2018) was an American

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and

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from

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Biography

Her father, Harry Duffy, made a successful business of running the local lumber yard in

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. She was married to Minnesota Representative

Arne Carlson Arne Helge Carlson (born September 24, 1934) is an American politician who served from 1991 to 1999 as the 37th governor of Minnesota. Carlson is considered a liberal Republican. Before his governorship, he served as the Minnesota State Audito ...

from 1965 until they divorced in 1977. Arne Carlson was later elected Governor of Minnesota in 1991. They are the parents of two children: Tucker and Anne. Carlson married Martin "Pete" Anderson in 1983. Carlson, a self-described conservative, served on the

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as an Independent-Republican, and later as an Independent. She ran a campaign as a candidate for mayor of

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against

Sharon Sayles Belton Sharon Sayles Belton (born May 13, 1951) is an American community leader, politician and activist. She is Vice President of Community Relations and Government Affairs for Thomson Reuters Legal business. She served as List of mayors of Minneapoli ...

in 1997. Carlson was a

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host on KSTP. She wrote two books, including her 1996 autobiography, ''This Broad's Life''. She died of lung cancer on July 9, 2018, aged 80.

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