Emma Greenman
Emma Greenman is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for district 63B, which includes parts of south Minneapolis and Richfield, since 2021.
Emma Greenman | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 63B district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Wagenius |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) Harvard University (MPA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Education
Greenman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from George Washington University, a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University, and a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law.[1][2]
Career
In 2007, Greenman worked as a legal intern at the Brennan Center for Justice. In 2008, she was a summer associate at King & Spalding. Greenman was then a legal intern in the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. In 2010, she was the deputy campaign manager of Margaret Anderson Kelliher's campaign for governor of Minnesota. Greenman then worked as an attorney in the Ramsey County, Minnesota Public Defender's Office and as a state director for the Service Employees International Union.
From 2013 to 2015, Greenman was a political trainer for Wellstone Action, a progressive advocacy organization.[3] She also worked as an attorney for Maslon LLP from 2012 to 2015. From 2015 to 2021, Greenman was the director of voting rights and democracy at the Center for Popular Democracy.[4]
Minnesota House of Representatives
Greenman was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2020 and took office on January 5, 2021.[5] She serves as an assistant majority leader for the House DFL caucus.
2021-22 committee assignments:
- Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy
- Redistricting
- State Government Finance and Elections
- Taxes: Property Tax Division
- Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy
References
- "Rep. Emma Greenman (63B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- "Emma Greenman '09 Targets Youth Vote at Democratic National Convention". Berkeley Law. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- "Emma Greenman for House District 63B". MN350 Action. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- "Voting rights: the fight for our democracy". MinnPost. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- "Emma Greenman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-04-30.