# Mindy Greiling > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mindy_Greiling > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mindy_Greiling.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindy_Greiling > Source revision: 1346143186 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name=Mindy Greiling | image= | state_house=Minnesota | state=Minnesota | district=54A | term_start=January 5, 1993 | term_end=2013 | preceded=Don Valento | succeeded= | party=[Democratic Farmer Labor Party](/source/Democratic_Farmer_Labor_Party) | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1948|2|28}} | birth_place= [Rochester, Minnesota](/source/Rochester%2C_Minnesota) | death_date= | death_place= | alma_mater=[Gustavus Adolphus College](/source/Gustavus_Adolphus_College)
[University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) | occupation=[legislator](/source/legislator) | spouse=Roger | children=2 }} '''Mindy Greiling''' is a former [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) politician and a member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) who represented the former districts 54B and 54A in [Ramsey County](/source/Ramsey_County%2C_Minnesota), part of the [Twin Cities](/source/Twin_Cities) metropolitan area. (These districts have since been divided among other districts by redistricting.) District 54B included parts of [Roseville](/source/Roseville%2C_Minnesota) and [Little Canada](/source/Little_Canada%2C_Minnesota), while District 54A included portions of [Roseville](/source/Roseville%2C_Minnesota), [St. Anthony](/source/Saint_Anthony_Village%2C_Minnesota), and [Lauderdale](/source/Lauderdale%2C_Minnesota). She is a member of the [Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party) (DFL). Greiling served 10 terms in the Minnesota House. She was first elected in 1992 in the old District 54B after serving on the Roseville School Board for five years. Following [redistricting](/source/redistricting) in 2002, her home became part of 54A. This district was previously represented by [Mary Jo McGuire](/source/Mary_Jo_McGuire), who retired from the legislature to avoid running against a fellow Democrat in her new district, 66B. Greiling is an advocate of education, environmental issues, and mental health issues. She served as the K-12 Education Finance Committee Chair.Minnesota State House Press Release, "Greiling Selected to Chair K-12 Finance Committee," http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/pressreleasels85.asp?district=54A&pressid=1605&party=1 She founded and chaired the Mental Health Caucus, a bipartisan committee formed from the Minnesota House and the [Minnesota Senate](/source/Minnesota_Senate). She also served as an [assistant minority leader](/source/minority_leader) during the 2003-2004 Legislative Session.Mindy Greiling (DFL) 54A http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=54A In January, 2012, before the redistricting following the 2010 Census, Greiling announced that she would not seek reelection in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_19767577 |title=Longtime state Rep. Mindy Greiling to leave House |author=Megan Boldt |date=18 January 2012 |website=St. Paul Pioneer Press |publisher= |accessdate=18 March 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/137825393.html |title=Legislators have extra interest in geography |author= |date=21 January 2012 |website=StarTribune |publisher= |accessdate=18 March 2012}} After leaving the legislature, Greiling wrote about her experiences dealing with the mental health system as the mother of a son with [schizophrenia](/source/schizophrenia). The book, ''Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son'', was published in 2020 by the University of Minnesota Press.{{cite web |url=https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/fix-what-you-can |title=Fix What You Can |author= |date=2020 |website=University of Minnesota Press |publisher= |access-date=17 July 2020 |quote=}} Greiling graduated from [Gustavus Adolphus College](/source/Gustavus_Adolphus_College) in 1970 and obtained a master's degree in education from the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) in 1975. She is married to Roger Greiling and has two children. ==Electoral history== *'''2010 Race for Minnesota State House - District 54A'''{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&R=ALL&LD=54A |title=Election Reporting |accessdate=2010-11-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313122608/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&R=ALL&LD=54A |archivedate=2012-03-13 }} **Mindy Greiling (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 9,997 (59.33%) **Mark Fotsch (Republican) 6,835 (40.57%) *'''2008 Race for Minnesota State House - District 54A'''{{cite web | url= http://ww2.startribune.com/news/metro/elections/returns/mlghsm.html | title= 2008 Election Results: Minnesota House | publisher= Minneapolis Star-Tribune | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081108041542/http://ww2.startribune.com/news/metro/elections/returns/mlghsm.html | archivedate= 2008-11-08 }} Retrieved on Nov. 5, 2008 **Mindy Greiling (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 12,693 (57%) **Mark Laliberte (Republican) 9,402 (43%) *'''2006 Race for Minnesota State House - District 54A'''{{cite web | url= http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A | title= Election Reporting: State Representative District 54A | publisher= Minnesota Secretary of State | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718165832/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A | archivedate= 2011-07-18 }} Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006 **Mindy Greiling (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 11,662 (64.62%) **Bryan Graham (Republican) 6,368 votes (35.29%) *'''2004 Race for Minnesota State House - District 54A'''{{cite web | url= http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20041102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A | title= Election Reporting: State Representative District 54A | publisher= Minnesota Secretary of State | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718165840/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20041102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A | archivedate= 2011-07-18 }} Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006 **Mindy Greiling (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 13,059 (59.46%) **Teri Graham (Republican) 8,876 votes (40.42%) *'''2002 Race for Minnesota State House - District 54A'''{{cite web | url= http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20021105/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A | title= Election Reporting: State Representative District 54A | publisher= Minnesota Secretary of State | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718165939/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20021105/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54A | archivedate= 2011-07-18 }} Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006 **Mindy Greiling (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 10,338 (52.90%) **Julie Ward (Republican) 8,718 (44.61%) **Andrew Abruzzese (Green) 476 (2.44%) *'''2000 Race for Minnesota State House - District 54B'''{{cite web | url= http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20001107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54B | title= Election Reporting: State Representative District 54B | publisher= Minnesota Secretary of State | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20041130035844/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20001107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=54B | archivedate= 2004-11-30 }} Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006 **Mindy Greiling (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 11,743 (64.94%) **Roger Loveland (Republican) 8,718 (35.06%) *'''1998 Race for Minnesota State House - District 54B'''{{cite web| url= http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=289 | title=Election Reporting: State Representative District 54B | publisher= Minnesota Secretary of State}} Retrieved on Dec. 30, 2006 **Mindy Greiling (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 9,950 (60.90%) **Roger Loveland (Republican) 6,360 (38.90%) == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{MN-legdb|10218}} *[https://mindygreiling.com Greiling’s author website] *[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=54A Greiling’s House Profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061128061654/http://mpls.startribune.com/news/metro/elections/profiles/26431.html Star Tribune Candidate Profile] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Greiling, Mindy}} Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:People from Roseville, Minnesota Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:Gustavus Adolphus College alumni Category:University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development alumni Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota Category:Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:20th-century American women politicians Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature Category:20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mindy Greiling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindy_Greiling) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindy_Greiling?action=history)). 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