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Vicki Jensen (born 1965) is a
Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
politician and former member of the
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. A member of the
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, she represented District 24 in southeastern Minnesota.


Education and early career

Jensen attended South Central Technical College. She served on the Owatonna School Board. She and her husband own an independent insurance agency in Owatonna.


Minnesota Senate

Jensen was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2012. She lost
re-election The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election. There may or may not be a ...
to Republican John Jasinski in 2016. Jensen sought the Democratic nomination for the
U.S. House The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...
seat in
Minnesota's 1st congressional district Minnesota's 1st congressional district spans southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, though this is changing rapidly due to pop ...
in the 2018 election, but later dropped out of the race.


Personal life

Jensen is married to Trevor. They have three children and reside in
Owatonna, Minnesota Owatonna ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,420 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County F ...
.


References


External links


Vicki Jensen for Congress
- campaign website {{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Vicki 1965 births Living people Democratic Party Minnesota state senators People from Owatonna, Minnesota Candidates in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature