Laurie Pryor

Laurie Pryor
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 49A district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byYvonne Selcer
Personal details
Born1956 or 1957 (age 67–68)
Political partyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Children3
Residence(s)Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materCarleton College
University of Minnesota

Laurie Pryor (born 1956/57)[1] is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Pryor represents District 49A in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka and parts of Hennepin County.[2]

Early life, education, and career

Pryor graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Minnesota.[1] She attended Carleton College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She later attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Master of Arts in speech communications.[2]

Pryor was a management analyst for the Minnesota Department of Administration, a business consultant, a coordinator of volunteer programs for Vail Place, and a program coordinator for Hopkins Community Education. She worked on Yvonne Selcer's campaign for the Minnesota House.[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Pryor was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016, after the retirement of DFL incumbent Yvonne Selcer, and has been reelected every two years since. She chairs the Education Policy Committee, and sits on the Education Finance and Human Services Finance Committee.[2]

She has announced she will not seek reelection in 2024.

Electoral history

2016 Minnesota State House - District 48A[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Laurie Pryor 12,984 51.66
Republican Mary Shapiro 12,110 48.18
Write-in 40 0.16
Total votes 25,134 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold
2018 Minnesota State House - District 48A[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Laurie Pryor (incumbent) 13,980 59.39
Republican Ellen Cousins 9,531 40.49
Write-in 27 0.11
Total votes 23,538 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold
2020 Minnesota State House - District 48A[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Laurie Pryor (incumbent) 16,348 60.91
Republican Eric Wessels 10,478 39.04
Write-in 12 0.04
Total votes 26,838 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold
2022 Minnesota State House - District 49A[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Laurie Pryor (incumbent) 14,213 63.00
Republican Ryan Chase 8,331 36.93
Write-in 16 0.07
Total votes 22,560 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

Personal life

Pryor and her husband, Jon, have resided in Minnetonka, Minnesota since 1989. They have three children.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wennerstrom, Karla (July 28, 2016). "Minnesota House District 48A DFL Party candidate Laurie Pryor". Eden Prairie News. Southwest News Media. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Pryor, Laurie". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "2016 Results for State Representative District 48A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "2018 Results for State Representative District 48A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "2020 Results for State Representative District 48A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 Results for State Representative District 49A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Davy Sandvold, Meghan (April 16, 2018). "Pryor to run for DFL endorsement in 48A". Eden Prairie News. Southwest News Media. Retrieved March 16, 2018.