# Madelyn Reiter

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{{Short description|American politician and businesswoman (1942–2020)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Madelyn Reiter
| birth_name          = Madelyn Lendway
| birth_date          = October 24, 1942
| term_start          = 2001
| term_end            = 2006
| district            = 53rd
| state_senate        = Minnesota
| birth_place         = [Saint Paul, Minnesota](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| death_date          = December 28, 2020 (aged 78)
| death_place         = [Shoreview, Minnesota](/source/Shoreview%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| branch              = {{flag|United States Air Force}}
| unit                = [Civil Air Patrol](/source/Civil_Air_Patrol)
| education           = [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))
| party               = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
}}

'''Madelyn E. Reiter''' (October 24, 1942 – December 28, 2020) was an American politician and businesswoman.

== Early life and education ==
Born in [Saint Paul, Minnesota](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota), Reiter graduated from [Alexander Ramsey High School](/source/Alexander_Ramsey_High_School). She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and economics at [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota).

== Career ==
Reiter served in the [Civil Air Patrol](/source/Civil_Air_Patrol). She also worked in the insurance business and lived in [Shoreview, Minnesota](/source/Shoreview%2C_Minnesota) with her husband and family. Reiter served on the Minnesota Board on Aging from 1992 to 1996 and on the Shoreview City Council from 1996 to 2000. She was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)). From 2001 to 2006, Reiter served in the [Minnesota Senate](/source/Minnesota_Senate).<ref>[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10555 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Madelyn Reiter]</ref><ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/54612/madelyn-reiter Votesmart.org.-Madelyn Reiter]</ref>

== Personal life ==
Reiter died on December 28, 2020, in Shoreview, Minnesota.<ref>[https://www.holcombhenryboom.com/obituary/madelyn-mady-reiter Madelyn 'Mady" E. Reiter|Shorewood, Minnesota|1942-2020|Obituary]</ref>

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Category:1942 births
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Category:Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:People from Shoreview, Minnesota
Category:People of the Civil Air Patrol
Category:University of Minnesota alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota
Category:Minnesota city council members
Category:Republican Party Minnesota state senators
Category:Women city councillors in Minnesota
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature

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