Maxine Marilyn Penas (née Sluka) (October 6, 1946 – December 29, 2008) was an American politician and educator. Born in

Roseau, Minnesota Roseau () is a city in and the county seat of Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 2,744 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Roseau has been in operation since 1895. The city took its name from the nearby ...

, Penas went to Corbett College at Mount Saint Benedict in

Crookston, Minnesota Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County. The population was 7,482 at the 2020 census. It is part of the " Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". Crookst ...

. She then graduated from Saint Benedict College in 1968. She was a school teacher and farmer, and lived in

Badger, Minnesota Badger is a city in Skagen Township of Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 375 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Badger has been in operation since 1889. The city was named after nearby Badger Creek. Am ...

. Penas served 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 ...

from 2001 to 2006 and was a Republican. She died in Roseau, Minnesota after suffering a stroke.Maxine Penas-obituary
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1946 births 2008 deaths People from Roseau, Minnesota College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University alumni Educators from Minnesota American women educators Women state legislators in Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century American women politicians 20th-century American women educators 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub