Lindsey Port
American politician
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Lindsey Port is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, she represents Senate District 55, which includes parts of Burnsville, Savage, and Lakeville in Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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Lindsey Port | |
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Port at the signing of HF100 in 2023 | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 55th district 56th district (2021-22) | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic (DFL) |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Twin Cities |
| Occupation | Non-profit advisor and consultant |
Early life, education
Port grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with her parents and sister. She moved to Minnesota in 2001 to attend the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.[1]
Minnesota Senate
In 2016, Port ran for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 56B and lost to Republican incumbent Roz Peterson. Port was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2020 with 53% of the vote, defeating Republican incumbent Dan Hall.[2]
Port was the chief Senate author of a 2023 law that legalized the recreational use of cannabis by adults and expunged low-level cannabis convictions.[3] She and Representative Emma Greenman co-authored a bill banning junk fees that was signed into law in May 2024.[4] Port is also the Senate chair of the DFL Reproductive Freedom Caucus,[5] and has been a member of the caucus since its inception in 2021.[6]
Port serves on the following committees:[7]
- Housing and Homelessness Prevention (chair)
- Elections
- Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate
- Transportation
Personal life
Port lives in Burnsville with her husband and two children and serves as the executive director of a professional development nonprofit group.[8] Since first contracting COVID-19 in 2020, Port has been battling long COVID and working remotely.[9]