Emily Larson
| Emily Larson | |
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| 39th Mayor of Duluth | |
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Assumed office January 4, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Don Ness |
| Personal details | |
| Born | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Doug Zaun |
| Alma mater |
College of St. Scholastica (B.A.) University of Minnesota (M.S.W.) |
| Profession | Consultant |
Emily Larson (born 1972 or 73) is an American politician and the current mayor of Duluth, Minnesota. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and is Duluth's first female mayor.
Larson was born and raised in St. Paul, the youngest of three children. Her parents, a poet mother and an information technology worker father, divorced when she was 10 and both later remarried. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in social work from the College of St. Scholastica and later earned a Master's Degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. A graduate of the Intermedia Arts Creative Community Leadership Institute, Larson served on the advisory committee that developed the Duluth Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP).
She has worked in Duluth for CHUM, a charity assisting homeless people and people at high risk for homelessness, and as a consultant to other non-profit organizations. She owns a small business that specializes in helping non-profits.
Larson finished first in the 2011 election for an at-large city council position, and was elected president of the Duluth City Council.
In November 2015 Larson won election as the first female mayor of Duluth, with almost 72% of the total votes. She was inaugurated on January 4, 2016, at a ceremony held at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
She is married to Doug Zaun, the co-owner of Wagner Zaun Architecture; together they have two sons.
Larson is an active trail runner.
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