Wagenius, Jean D.
House 1987-92 (District 62B); House 1993-2002 (District 63A); House 2003-2012 (District 62B); House 2013-2020 (District 63B)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/??/1941
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Congregational
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
George Washington University; B.A.; 1963
William Mitchell College of Law; J.D.; 1983
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judicial Administration:
Minnesota Court of Appeals (Staff Attorney);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Dwight
Children:
Two children: Stuart and Peter (he ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsement for the Minnesota Senate in a 2012 special election primary) (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Religion provided by the Natural Resources Defense Council's State Directories 2005 and Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.
She did not seek reelection in 2020.
Body: House
District: 63B
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/2019 to 1/4/2021
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Minutes
-
Ways & Means
Minutes
-
Ways & Means: Energy and Climate Finance & Policy Division (Chair)
Minutes
-
Ways & Means: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Minutes
-
Ways & Means: Legacy Finance Division
Minutes
Body: House
District: 63B
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/2017 to 1/7/2019
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Special Session Bills Authored: 2017 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
-
Environment & Natural Resources Policy and Finance
Minutes
-
Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy and Finance
Minutes
-
Legacy Funding Finance
Minutes
-
Ways & Means
Minutes
Body: House
District: 63B
Elected: 11/4/2014
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/2015 to 1/2/2017
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Special Session Bills Authored: 2015 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
-
Capital Investment
Minutes
-
Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy & Finance
Minutes
-
Ways and Means
Minutes
Body: House
District: 63B
Elected: 11/6/2012
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/2013 to 1/5/2015
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Agriculture Policy
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Minutes
-
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance (Chair)
Minutes
-
Legacy
Minutes
-
Ways and Means
Minutes
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/2/2010
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/2011 to 1/7/2013
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Special Session Bills Authored: 2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
-
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance
Minutes
-
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance: Legacy Funding Division
Minutes
-
Ways and Means
Minutes
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/4/2008
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/2009 to 1/3/2011
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment Policy and Oversight
Minutes
-
Finance
Minutes
-
Finance: Capital Investment Finance Division
Minutes
-
Finance: Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division
Minutes
-
Finance: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division (Chair)
Minutes
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/7/2006
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/2007 to 1/5/2009
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources: Game, Fish and Forestry Division
Minutes
-
Finance
Minutes
-
Finance: Capital Investment Finance Division
Minutes
-
Finance: Energy Finance and Policy Division
Minutes
-
Finance: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division (Chair)
Minutes
-
Finance: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division: Drinking Water Source Protection
Minutes
- Ex Officio Member
-
Finance: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division: Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers
Minutes
- Ex Officio Member
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/2/2004
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/2005 to 1/2/2007
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Special Session Bills Authored: 2005 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
-
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources
Minutes
-
Ways and Means
Minutes
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/5/2002
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/2003 to 1/3/2005
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Special Session Bills Authored: 2003 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Minutes
-
Regulated Industries
Minutes
-
Rules and Legislative Administration
Minutes
-
Ways and Means
Minutes
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/7/2000
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/2001 to 1/6/2003
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Minutes
-
Rules and Legislative Administration
Minutes
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/3/1998
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/5/1999 to 1/2/2001
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Commerce
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Minutes
-
Ethics
Minutes
[Alternate member]
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/5/1996
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/1997 to 1/4/1999
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources
Minutes
-
Regulated Industries and Energy
-
Transportation and Transit (Chair)
Minutes
-
Transportation and Transit: Policy, Safety and Administration
Minutes
-
Transportation and Transit: Transportation and Transit Finance Division
Minutes
-
Transportation and Transit: Transportation Efficiency and Standards
Minutes
-
Transportation and Transit: Transportation Operations
Minutes
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/8/1994
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1995 to 1/6/1997
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
International Trade and Economic Development
-
Taxes
-
Taxes: Sales and Income Tax Division
-
Transportation and Transit
-
Transportation and Transit: Transportation Safety
Body: House
District: 63A
Elected: 11/3/1992
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/5/1993 to 1/2/1995
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
-
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs: Transit
-
Taxes
-
Taxes: Property Tax
-
Taxes: State Taxes (Chair)
-
Transportation and Transit
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/6/1990
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1991 to 1/4/1993
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Legislator
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division
-
Judiciary: Family Law (Chair)
-
Taxes
-
Taxes: Property Tax
-
Transportation
-
Transportation: Air, Rail, and Toll Roads
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/8/1988
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1989 to 1/7/1991
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Education
-
Education: Joint Senate/House Library
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Environment and Natural Resources: Environment
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division
-
Judiciary: Criminal Justice Division: Children's Justice (Chair)
-
Transportation
-
Transportation: Air Transportation
Body: House
District: 62B
Elected: 11/4/1986
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/1987 to 1/2/1989
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Education
-
Education: Joint Senate/House Library
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Crime and Family Law Division
-
Judiciary: Sentencing Guidelines
-
Metropolitan Affairs
-
Metropolitan Affairs: Environment
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Metropolitan Affairs: Government Structure
Session Interviews
Session Interview
(Video) 2014 House Interview
Video
2020 Departing House Member Speeches
(Video) 2020
District Files
District File - 2000 District 63A
District File - 2002 District 63A
District File - 2003 District 62B
District File - 2004 District 62B
District File - 2005 District 62B
District File - 2006 District 62B
District File - 2007 District 62B
District File - 2008 District 62B
District File - 2009 District 62B
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library has collected newspaper articles on legislators since 1973. They are available in the Library.