{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Laurie Halverson |image = Minnesota Representative Laurie Halverson, MN House DFL Press Conference (34095371212) (cropped).jpg |office = Speaker pro tempore of the Minnesota House of Representatives |term_start = January 8, 2019 |term_end = January 5, 2021 |predecessor = Tony Albright |successor = Liz Olson |state_house1 = Minnesota |district1 = 51B |term_start1 = January 8, 2013 |term_end1 = January 5, 2021 |predecessor1 = ''Redistricted'' |successor1 = Liz Reyer |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|8}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = Jason |children = 1 |relatives = Howard I. Nelson (grandfather)<br />Peter C. Nelson (uncle) |education = St. Catherine University (BS)<br />University of Minnesota }} '''Laurie Halverson''' (born February 8, 1969) is an American politician who serves as County Commissioner for Dakota County in Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District 3{{!}} Dakota County|url=http://www.co.dakota.mn.us:80/Government/Board/District3/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2021-07-26|website=www.co.dakota.mn.us|language=en-US}}</ref> Previously, she has served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 51B in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
==Education== Halverson attended the College of St. Catherine, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in political science. She later attended the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.<ref name="Halverson">{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15399 | title=Halverson, Laurie | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | website=Legislators Past & Present | access-date=April 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name="patch">{{cite web | url=http://eagan.patch.com/articles/laurie-halverson-candidate-for-house-district-51b | title=Laurie Halverson, Candidate for House District 51B | website=Eagan Patch | date=August 6, 2012 | access-date=April 5, 2013 | author=Henke, David}}</ref>
==Career== Halverson was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012. She won reelection against Republican Pat Hammond in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Laurie_Halverson_(Minnesota)|title=Laurie Halverson Ballotpedia|date=September 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hammondforhouse.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-09-28 |archive-date=2016-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002061933/http://www.hammondforhouse.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She supported the bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota.<ref>{{Citation|title=Rep. Laurie Halverson Floor Speech on Marriage Equality|date=2013-05-10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVucSuUMomA|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref>
==Personal life== Halverson and her husband, Jason, have one child and reside in Eagan, Minnesota. Her grandfather, Howard I. Nelson, and her uncle, Peter C. Nelson, also served in the Minnesota Legislature.<ref name="Halverson" />
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==External links== {{MN-legdb|15399}} *[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15399 Rep. Laurie Halverson] ''official Minnesota House of Representatives website'' *[http://halverson4house.com/ Rep. Laurie Halverson] ''official campaign website'' *[https://ballotpedia.org/Laurie_Halverson_(Minnesota)] "Ballotpedia link"
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