Linda Berglin | |
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Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 61st district | |
In office January 6, 1981 – August 15, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Steve Keefe |
Succeeded by | Jeff Hayden |
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 59A district | |
In office January 2, 1973 – January 5, 1981 | |
Succeeded by | Karen Clark |
Personal details | |
Born | Oakland, California | October 19, 1944
Political party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
Spouse | Glenn Sampson |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Alma mater | Minneapolis College of Art and Design |
Occupation | Legislator, graphic designer |
Linda Lee Berglin (born October 19, 1944) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 61, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat, she was first elected to the Senate in 1980, and was re-elected in each election until she resigned on August 15, 2011, to take a position with Hennepin County. Prior to the 1982 and 1992 redistricting, the area was known as District 59 and District 60, respectively.[1]