# Claire Robling > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Claire_Robling > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Claire_Robling.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Robling > Source revision: 1336860124 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|10|22}} | birth_place = [Chanhassen, Minnesota](/source/Chanhassen%2C_Minnesota), U.S. | alma_mater = [College of St. Catherine](/source/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](/source/Minnesota_Senate) representing District 35, which included portions of [Carver](/source/Carver_County%2C_Minnesota), [Le Sueur](/source/Le_Sueur_County%2C_Minnesota), [Scott](/source/Scott_County%2C_Minnesota) and [Sibley](/source/Sibley_County%2C_Minnesota) counties in the southern [Twin Cities](/source/Twin_Cities) metropolitan area. A [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota), she was first elected to the Senate in 1996, and reelected in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010. She served as an [assistant minority leader](/source/minority_leader) from 2003 to 2006.{{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}} Robling was one of four [assistant majority leaders](/source/majority_leader) during 2011–2012, and served as chair of the Senate Finance Committee.{{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}} She was also a member of the Senate's Higher Education and Local Government & Elections committees.{{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}} Her special legislative concerns included family and early childhood, transportation, taxes, education, and the environment. Robling is a [journalist](/source/journalist) and a [freelance writer](/source/freelance_writer) by profession. She graduated from [Chaska High School](/source/Chaska_High_School) in [Chaska](/source/Chaska%2C_Minnesota), and then attended the [College of St. Catherine](/source/College_of_St._Catherine) in [Saint Paul](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota). She was a reporter for the ''Shakopee Valley News'' in [Shakopee](/source/Shakopee%2C_Minnesota) from 1977 to 1980, an editor for the ''Jordan Independent'' in [Jordan](/source/Jordan%2C_Minnesota) from 1980 to 1981, and a reporter and editor for the [Prior Lake](/source/Prior_Lake%2C_Minnesota), [Chanhassen](/source/Chanhassen%2C_Minnesota), Chaska and [Savage](/source/Savage%2C_Minnesota) newspapers from 1982 to 1996. She and her husband live in Jordan and have two children.{{Cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=13159 |url-status=dead}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==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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