{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Tony Albright |image = Tony Albright, House of Representatives - Minnesota Politician (54860044912) (cropped).jpg |office = Speaker pro tempore of the Minnesota House of Representatives |term_start = January 3, 2017 |term_end = January 8, 2019 |predecessor = Tim O'Driscoll |successor = Laurie Halverson |state_house1 = Minnesota |district1 = 55B |prior_term1 = |term_start1 = January 8, 2013 |term_end1 = |predecessor1 = ''Redistricted'' |successor1 = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|4|2}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Marianne |children = 3 |education = Minnesota State University Moorhead (BS) }} '''Anthony Albright''' (born April 2, 1962) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 55B in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. On March 17, 2022, he announced that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term to follow other personal career goals. He then resigned on August 5, 2022 following an outcry about comments defending requiring a 10-year-old rape victim to give birth to her rapist's child.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Rep. Tony Albright resigns following anti-abortion comments • Minnesota Reformer |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/state-rep-tony-albright-resigns-following-anti-abortion-comments/ |access-date=2025-11-03 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Education== Albright attended Moorhead State University, graduating with a B.S. in business administration.<ref name="isc">{{cite web | url=http://www.iscfinancialadvisors.com/Anthony--Albright.e416241.htm | title=Anthony Albright | publisher=ISC Financial Advisors | access-date=April 5, 2013}}</ref>
==Minnesota House of Representatives== Albright was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012.
==Political Positions== In December 2021, Albright signed a letter along with 37 other Republicans in opposition of the Mayo Clinic for its vaccine mandate policy for employees, calling for a halt in state funding for health care facilities that fire employees "due to unrealistic vaccine mandate policies".<ref>[https://www.house.mn.gov/goppdf/KjjzzR9JvE2GyqQV2Nc_eA.pdf December 8th, 2021 Letter to Mayo Clinic] signed by 38 Minnesota House Republican Representatives.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bierschbach |first=Briana |date=December 16, 2021 |title=Minnesota House Republicans criticize Mayo Clinic for employee vaccine mandate |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-house-republicans-criticize-mayo-clinic-for-employee-vaccine-mandate/600127703/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Star Tribune Editorial Board |first= |date=December 16, 2021 |title=EDITORIAL {{!}} Ethical decision is protecting patients |url=https://www.startribune.com/ethical-decision-is-protecting-patients/600127854/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Ricardo |last2= |first2= |last3= |date=2021-12-16 |title=House GOP leans on Mayo Clinic to call off its vaccine mandate |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/12/16/house-gop-leans-on-mayo-clinic-to-call-off-its-vaccine-mandate/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Abortion === Albright is anti-abortion-rights with "no exceptions"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schuster |first=Christine |title=MN anti-abortion legislator says 'no exceptions' for child rape victims |url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minnesota-anti-abortion-rep-tony-albright-says-no-exceptions-for-child-rape-victims |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Bring Me The News |language=en}}</ref> and, when specifically asked, claimed that he believed a 10-year-old rape victim should be forced to give birth to her rapist's child.<ref name=":0" />
==Personal life== Albright is married to his wife, Marianne. They have three children and reside in Prior Lake, Minnesota.<ref name="Albright">{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15390 | title=Albright, Tony | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | work=Legislators Past & Present | access-date=April 5, 2013}}</ref> He is a financial advisor.<ref name="isc" />
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==External links== {{MN-legdb|15390}} *[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15390 Rep. Tony Albright] ''official Minnesota House of Representatives website'' *[http://www.electalbright.com/ Rep. Tony Albright] ''official campaign website''
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