Claire Robling

{{short description|American politician (born 1956)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Claire Robling | caption = | state = Minnesota | state_senate = Minnesota | district = 35th | term_start = January 7, 1997 | term_end = January 7, 2013 | preceded = Terry Johnston | succeeded = ''district redrawn'' | majority = | party = Republican | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|10|22}} | birth_place = Chanhassen, Minnesota, U.S. | alma_mater = College of St. Catherine | occupation = Journalist, freelance writer, politician | spouse = Tony | children = 2 }}

'''Claire A. Robling''' (born October 22, 1956) is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 35, which included portions of Carver, Le Sueur, Scott and Sibley counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, she was first elected to the Senate in 1996, and reelected in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010. She served as an assistant minority leader from 2003 to 2006.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Robling, Claire A. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10566 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}</ref>

Robling was one of four assistant majority leaders during 2011–2012, and served as chair of the Senate Finance Committee.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |title=New Senate majority leader? In crisis, Republicans turn to Senjem again |url=http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/12/new-senate-majority-leader-in-crisis-republicans-turn-to-senjem-again/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022205455/http://politicsinminnesota.com/2011/12/new-senate-majority-leader-in-crisis-republicans-turn-to-senjem-again/ |archive-date=2016-10-22 |access-date=2025-07-16 |work=Politics in Minnesota |language=en-us}}</ref> She was also a member of the Senate's Higher Education and Local Government & Elections committees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10566 |title=Senator Claire A. Robling (R) District 35 |website=www.senate.leg.state.mn.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223104419/http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10566 |archive-date=2012-02-23}}</ref> Her special legislative concerns included family and early childhood, transportation, taxes, education, and the environment.<ref name=":0" />

Robling is a journalist and a freelance writer by profession. She graduated from Chaska High School in Chaska, and then attended the College of St. Catherine in Saint Paul. She was a reporter for the ''Shakopee Valley News'' in Shakopee from 1977 to 1980, an editor for the ''Jordan Independent'' in Jordan from 1980 to 1981, and a reporter and editor for the Prior Lake, Chanhassen, Chaska and Savage newspapers from 1982 to 1996. She and her husband live in Jordan and have two children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=13159 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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==External links== {{MN-legdb|10566}} *[http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10566 Senator Robling Web Page] *[http://clairerobling.com Claire Robling Web Page] *[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=46 Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Senator Claire Robling] *[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=13159 Project Vote Smart - Senator Claire Robling Profile]

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