{{Short description|American politician (born 1946)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = JoAnn Ward | image = JoAnn Ward.jpg | state_house = Minnesota | district = 53A | prior_term = | term_start = January 8, 2013 | term_end = January 7, 2019 | predecessor = Nora Slawik (District 55B) | successor = Tou Xiong | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|7|4}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | spouse = Joseph | children = 3 | alma_mater = Kansas State University {{small|(B.S.)}}<br />University of St. Thomas {{small|(M.A.)}} | occupation = }} '''JoAnn Ward''' (born July 4, 1946) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 53A in the east-central Twin Cities metropolitan area.
==Education== Ward attended Kansas State University, graduating with a B.S. in education. She later attended the University of St. Thomas, graduating with a M.A. in education.<ref name="Ward">{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15423 | title=Ward, JoAnn | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | work=Legislators Past & Present | accessdate=April 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="about">{{cite web | url=http://www.citizensforjoannward.com/about.html | title=About JoAnn | publisher=Citizens for JoAnn Ward | accessdate=April 5, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
==Minnesota House of Representatives== Ward was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012.
==Personal life== Ward is married to her husband, Joseph. They have three children and reside in Woodbury, Minnesota. She is a former high school teacher.<ref name="Ward" />
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==External links== {{MN-legdb|15423}} *[http://www.citizensforjoannward.com/ Rep. JoAnn Ward] ''official campaign website''
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