# JoAnn Ward
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{{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](/source/Nora_Slawik) (District 55B)
| successor = [Tou Xiong](/source/Tou_Xiong)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|7|4}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party)
| spouse = Joseph
| children = 3
| alma_mater = [Kansas State University](/source/Kansas_State_University) {{small|([B.S.](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))}}
[University of St. Thomas](/source/University_of_St._Thomas_(Minnesota)) {{small|([M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts))}}
| occupation =
}}
'''JoAnn Ward''' (born July 4, 1946) is an [American](/source/Americans) politician and former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives). A member of the [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party) (DFL), she represented District 53A in the east-central [Twin Cities](/source/Twin_Cities) metropolitan area.
==Education==
Ward attended [Kansas State University](/source/Kansas_State_University), graduating with a [B.S.](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in [education](/source/education). She later attended the [University of St. Thomas](/source/University_of_St._Thomas_(Minnesota)), graduating with a [M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts) in [education](/source/education).[{{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}}][{{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 }}]
==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](/source/Woodbury%2C_Minnesota). She is a former high school teacher.