Tina Smith
| Tina Smith | |
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| 48th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2015 |
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| Governor | Mark Dayton |
| Preceded by | Yvonne Prettner Solon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 4, 1958 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Archie Smith |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Stanford University (BA) Dartmouth College (MBA) |
Tina Flint Smith (born March 4, 1958 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a Minnesota politician, a former Chief of Staff to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, and the 48th and current Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, since 2015. As Lt. Governor, Smith has been high-profile member of Gov. Dayton’s administration and a key participant in legislative negotiations.
Prior to going to college, Smith worked on the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in political science, and later earned a master's degree in business administration from Dartmouth College.
Smith moved to Minnesota in the 1980s for a job at General Mills in marketing. She later started her own marketing firm, and served as a Vice President of Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. From 2006 through 2010, Smith served as Chief of Staff for Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak.
In 2010, she managed Rybak's bid for governor until he lost the DFL endorsement to Margaret Anderson Kelliher. Smith later joined Mark Dayton's campaign for governor as senior advisor and transition co-chair for Dayton's 2010 gubernatorial campaign. Dayton appointed Smith as chief of staff when he took office in 2011.
Since taking office as Lt. Governor in January 2015, Smith has spent time traveling around Minnesota to highlight priorities of Gov. Dayton's Administration, including funding for optional preschool for all four-year-olds, transportation infrastructure, and rural broadband internet access. She also chairs the Destination Medical Center Corporation Board in the city of Rochester, Minnesota.
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