Patricia Torres Ray
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Patricia Torres Ray is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate
who represents District 62, which includes portions of southeastern Minneapolis
in Hennepin County
, which is in the Twin Cities
metropolitan area.
A Democrat
, Ray succeeded the retiring Wes Skoglund in 2007. She is the first Hispanic American to be elected to the Minnesota Senate. She currently serves on the Senate's Education, Jobs and Economic Growth, and State Government Innovation and Veterans committees.
On March 31, 2010, state senator and 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial candidate
John Marty
announced that Ray would be his running mate for lieutenant governor. The team subsequently withdrew from the race at the 2010 DFL State Convention.
Ray met her husband, Jack, when he was a University of Minnesota
student in Columbia on a work study internship. They were married in 1987, and she immigrated to Minnesota with him, learned English, and became a U.S. citizen. She studied at the University of Minnesota
, earning a B.A.
in Urban Studies and a M.P.Aff.
from the Humphrey Institute. She and Jack have 2 sons, Tomás (1994) and Carlos (1996).
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 Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
who represents District 62, which includes portions of southeastern Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
in Hennepin County
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...
, which is in 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...
, Ray succeeded the retiring Wes Skoglund in 2007. She is the first Hispanic American to be elected to the Minnesota Senate. She currently serves on the Senate's Education, Jobs and Economic Growth, and State Government Innovation and Veterans committees.
On March 31, 2010, state senator and 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial candidate
Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2010
The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer , former Senator...
John Marty
John Marty
This is the article about the State Senator from Minnesota. For the singer known as John Marty, see Marty StuartJohn J. Marty is a member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 54, which includes portions of Hennepin and Ramsey counties in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a...
announced that Ray would be his running mate for lieutenant governor. The team subsequently withdrew from the race at the 2010 DFL State Convention.
Ray met her husband, Jack, when he was a 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...
student in Columbia on a work study internship. They were married in 1987, and she immigrated to Minnesota with him, learned English, and became a U.S. citizen. She studied 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...
, earning 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...
in Urban Studies and a M.P.Aff.
Master of Public Affairs
The Master of Public Affairs , one of several public affairs degrees, historically has been a master level professional degree offered in public policy schools that provides training in public policy and the operation of government. Courses required for this degree educate students in public and...
from the Humphrey Institute. She and Jack have 2 sons, Tomás (1994) and Carlos (1996).
Electoral history
- 2010 election for Minnesota State Senate, District 62
- Patricia Torres Ray (D), 79.64%
- Patrick Elgin (R), 20.16%
- 2006 election for Minnesota State Senate, District 62
- Patricia Torres Ray (D), 81%
- Dan Mathias (R), 19%
- 2006 election for Minnesota State Senate, District 62 - DFL Primary
- Patricia Torres Ray (D), 84%
- Bob Larson (D), 9%
- Kyla Baldwin-Zingler (D), 7%
External links
- Minnesota Senate - Senator Patricia Torres Ray Web Page
- Official Patricia for Senate Campaign Web Site
- Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Patricia Torres Ray Voting Record
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Patricia Torres Ray Profile
- Follow the Money - Patricia Torres Ray Campaign Contributions