Madelyn E. Reiter (October 24, 1942 – December 28, 2020) was an American politician and businesswoman.

Early life and education

Born in

Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...

, Reiter graduated from

Alexander Ramsey High School Roseville Area High School (RAHS) is a public high school in Roseville, Minnesota, United States. It serves Roseville and the surrounding communities of Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, and Shoreview. RAHS i ...

. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and economics at

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

Career

Reiter served in the

Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a Congressional charter, congressionally chartered, federally supported Nonprofit corporation, non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliaries, auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CA ...

. She also worked in the insurance business and lived in

Shoreview, Minnesota Shoreview is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,921 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Geography According to the United ...

with her husband and family. Reiter served on the Minnesota Board on Aging from 1992 to 1996 and on the Shoreview City Council from 1996 to 2000. She was a Republican. From 2001 to 2006, Reiter served in the

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 ...

Personal life

Reiter died on December 28, 2020, in Shoreview, Minnesota.Madelyn 'Mady" E. Reiter, Shorewood, Minnesota, 1942-2020, Obituary
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References

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