Bonnie Westlin
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Bonnie S. Westlin | |
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.jpg) Westlin in 2023 | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 42 district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Redrawn district |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic (DFL) |
| Education | Hamline University |
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Bonnie S. Westlin (born c. 1962)[1] is an American lawyer and politician representing District 42 in the Minnesota Senate since 2023.[2] She is a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor party and lives in Plymouth, Minnesota.[1]
Westlin attended Hamline University, graduating with a B.A. in 1992 and a J.D. in 1995. She currently runs a one-person law firm in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.[3]
Minnesota Senate
In 2016, Westlin ran for Minnesota Senate District 34 and lost to Republican incumbent Warren Limmer by approximately 10,000 votes.[4] In a 2020 rematch, she lost by 904 votes (1.56 percentage points).[5]
She finally won a seat in the Senate in 2022 after redistricting placed her in a more politically friendly District 42.[6]
