Ann Rest
| Ann Rest | |
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| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 45th district 46th (2001–2013) |
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Assumed office January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Ember Reichgott Junge |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 46A district |
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In office January 8, 1985 – January 2, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Dorothy Hokr |
| Succeeded by | Mark Thompson |
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April 24, 1942 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | James (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | New Hope, Minnesota |
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Northwestern University University of Chicago Harvard University University of Minnesota John F. Kennedy School of Government |
| Occupation | legislator |
| Religion | Methodist |
Ann H. Rest (born April 24, 1942) is a Minnesota politician and senate pro tempore of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 45, which includes portions of the western suburbs of Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metro area.
Rest attended Rich Township High School in Park Forest, Illinois, graduating in 1960, then went on to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she received her B.A. in Latin and Greek. She then attended the University of Chicago on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and earned a M.A. in Latin and Greek. She later received an M.A. in Teaching from Harvard University, a Masters in Business Taxation from the University of Minnesota, and a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government through a Bush Fellowship. She is a retired Certified Public Accountant.
Rest was first elected to the Senate in 2000, and was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, and 2016. She served as an assistant majority leader from 2003 to 2007.
Before being elected to the Senate, Rest represented District 46A in the Minnesota House of Representatives for 16 years, being first elected in 1984, and re-elected in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998. She was an assistant majority leader of the House from 1989 to 1991. She chaired the House Tax Committee from 1993 to 1997, and the House Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Committee from 1997 to 1999. She chaired the Senate State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee from 2007 to 2011.
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