Bernie Perryman (born January 8, 1959) is an American politician serving in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

since 2023. A member of the

Republican Party of Minnesota The Republican Party of Minnesota is the state affiliate of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in Minnesota and the oldest active political party in the state. Founded in 1855, the party is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, E ...

, Perryman represents District 14A in central

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, which includes the cities of St. Cloud and

Waite Park Waite Park is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,341 at the 2020 census. History Waite Park was incorporated in 1893. It was named for Henry Chester Waite, a state legislator. A post office was establis ...

and parts of

Stearns County Stearns County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,292. Its county seat and largest city is St. Cloud. Included within the Minnesota Territory since 1849, the county was founded by Europe ...

Early life, education and career

Perryman graduated from

Quincy College Quincy College (QC) is a public community college in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is an open admission school that offers associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and certificate programs. It was founded in 1958 and enrolls approximately 3,500 studen ...

with a

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in marketing. She moved to

St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud or Saint Cloud (; ) is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-largest city. St. Cloud is the c ...

, in 1999, and worked as commissioner of the St. Cloud City Economic Development Authority.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Perryman was elected to the

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. She first ran for an open seat created after legislative redistricting and the retirement of Republican incumbent

Tama Theis Tama Theis (born February 9, 1960) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 14A in central Minnesota. Education Theis attended ...

, who ran for a seat in the

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. Perryman serves on the Commerce Finance and Policy, Economic Development Finance and Policy, and Health Finance and Policy Committees.

Electoral history

Personal life

Perryman lives in

St. Augusta, Minnesota Saint Augusta or St. Augusta, formerly named Ventura, is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, directly south of the city of St. Cloud, Minnesota, St. Cloud. The population was 3,497 at the 2020 United S ...

, with her spouse, Keith.

References

External links

Official House of Representatives website

Official campaign website
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