Margaret Anderson Kelliher
| Margaret Anderson Kelliher | |
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| 57th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 4, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Sviggum |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Zellers |
| Minnesota House Minority Leader | |
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In office June 20, 2006 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Matt Entenza |
| Succeeded by | Marty Seifert |
| Minnesota State Representative from District 60A | |
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In office January 1999 – January 4, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dee Long |
| Succeeded by | Marion Greene |
| Personal details | |
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March 11, 1968 Mankato, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | David Kelliher |
| Children | Patrick, Frances |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Alma mater |
Gustavus Adolphus College Harvard University |
| Profession | community organizer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Margaret Anderson Kelliher (born March 11, 1968) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented District 60A, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected in 1999, she served until 2011, also serving as the Speaker from 2007 to 2011. She is the second woman (after Dee Long) to hold the position of House speaker. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the DFL nomination for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 gubernatorial election, losing to former Senator Mark Dayton.
Kelliher worked as a legislative staffer for then-Speaker Robert Vanasek and then-Senate President Allan Spear before being elected to the legislature herself.
Anderson Kelliher served as Minority Whip from 2003 to 2006, and in January 2006 became the first Assistant Minority Leader of the Minnesota House. In June 2006, she was selected by her caucus to succeed Rep. Matt Entenza as Minority Leader, assuming the position after the legislative session came to a close. After the Democrats won control of the House in the 2006 election, she was selected by her caucus to be Speaker starting in January 2007. She succeeded Rep. Steve Sviggum in that position. On January 6, 2009, she was re-elected Speaker for the 2009–2010 biennium.
On September 16, 2009, Anderson Kelliher announced that she would seek the DFL endorsement for governor in 2010. She joined a field that included two other former house minority leaders, Democrat Matt Entenza and Republican Marty Seifert.
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