Carlos Mariani
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Carlos Mariani is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 65B, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul
in Ramsey County
, which is part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, he also works in non-profit management as program director for the Minnesota Council of Churches, and is executive director of the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership.
Mariani was first elected to the House in 1990, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He currently serves as the DFL Lead on the Education Reform Committee, and is also a member of the Education Finance and the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance committees. He was chair of the K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee from 2007–2010, and was an assistant majority leader
during the 1995-1996 biennium.
Mariani graduated from Macalester College
in Saint Paul with a B.A.
, and later attended the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota
, where he was a Mondale Policy Fellow, and the University of Minnesota Law School
.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
representing District 65B, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
in Ramsey County
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849. As of 2010, the population was 508,640. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory...
, which is part of the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
metropolitan area. A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, he also works in non-profit management as program director for the Minnesota Council of Churches, and is executive director of the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership.
Mariani was first elected to the House in 1990, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He currently serves as the DFL Lead on the Education Reform Committee, and is also a member of the Education Finance and the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance committees. He was chair of the K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee from 2007–2010, and was an assistant majority leader
Majority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
during the 1995-1996 biennium.
Mariani graduated from Macalester College
Macalester College
Macalester College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-affiliated but nonsectarian college. Its first class entered September 15, 1885. The college is located on a campus in a historic residential neighborhood...
in Saint Paul with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, and later attended the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, where he was a Mondale Policy Fellow, and the University of Minnesota Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
The University of Minnesota Law School, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. The school offers a Juris Doctor , Masters of Law for Foreign Lawyers, and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.P.A, J.D./M.A., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D.,...
.