Pamela A. Wolf (née Mens; born November 26, 1963) is a
Minnesota
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politician and a former member of the
Minnesota Senate
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who represented District 51, which includes portions of
Anoka,
Hennepin and
Ramsey
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counties in the northern
Twin Cities
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metropolitan area. A
Republican, she is a teacher and a golf instructor.
Wolf was first elected in 2010. She was a member of the Education, the Local Government and Elections, and the Transportation committees. Her special legislative concerns were education, transportation, and taxes. Wolf lost her bid for re-election in 2012 and was defeated by DFLer
Alice Johnson.
Wolf graduated from
Irondale High School
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in
New Brighton, then went on to
Bethel College in
Arden Hills, earning her
B.A.
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in 1986. She has taught in elementary, middle school, and high school settings in the
Mounds View,
Anoka-
Hennepin,
Spring Lake Park and
Columbia Heights school districts, teaching Health, Physical Education, Social Studies, and Special Education. She has also coached middle school, high school, and college level sports. She served on the Minnesota State College and University Trustee Candidate Advisory Council.
References
External links
Senator Pam Wolf Web Page
Project Vote Smart - Senator Pam Wolf Profile
1963 births
Living people
People from Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
Bethel University (Minnesota) alumni
Republican Party Minnesota state senators
Women state legislators in Minnesota
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature
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