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Dee Long
Dee Long (born April 1939) is a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. Long was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, a position she held from 1992 to 1993.
Long was born in Minneapolis to liberal Republican parents. Long attended Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Minnesota, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Psychology. She became politically active in the 1960s due to the ongoing Civil Rights Movement and opposition to the Vietnam War. She began working in local Minneapolis politics such as a campaign manager for a city council candidate. She was active in women's issues, environmentalism, as a member of the Sierra Club, as well as LGBT issues.
Long first won election to the House of Representatives in 1978 with 57% of the vote, and represented districts based around the Minneapolis neighborhoods of Kenwood and Lowry Hill.
Long was the House author for the 1983 Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act, the state equivalent to the federal Superfund law. In 1989, Long became the first woman to chair the powerful House Tax Committee. She held that position until she was elected Majority Leader of the House DFL Caucus due to the appointment of Ann Wynia as Commissioner of the Department of Human Services.
Following the 1991 Legislative Session, Robert Vanasek resigned the Speakership to become Executive Director of the Minnesota High Technology Council. The House DFL Caucus elected Long as his successor, and she would be formally elected as the first female Speaker of the Minnesota House in January 1992.
Long's speakership saw the Minnesota Legislature face several challenges. In January 1992, the Legislature quickly passed a legislative redistricting bill, SF 1596, following litigation the previous year. Governor Arne Carlson would veto it, and litigation over redistricting would continue until new maps were passed in 1994.
In 1993, the legislature passed a bill banning discrimination against LGBT people in housing, education, and employment. It would be signed into law on April 2, 1993.
In 1993, the "Phonegate" scandal erupted, in which 64 legislators and 225 staff members were found to be using state toll-free access codes for personal use. Taxpayer-funded access codes from MCI were given to legislators to conduct business without paying for long distance charges calling outside of Saint Paul.
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Dee Long
Dee Long (born April 1939) is a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. Long was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, a position she held from 1992 to 1993.
Long was born in Minneapolis to liberal Republican parents. Long attended Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Minnesota, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Psychology. She became politically active in the 1960s due to the ongoing Civil Rights Movement and opposition to the Vietnam War. She began working in local Minneapolis politics such as a campaign manager for a city council candidate. She was active in women's issues, environmentalism, as a member of the Sierra Club, as well as LGBT issues.
Long first won election to the House of Representatives in 1978 with 57% of the vote, and represented districts based around the Minneapolis neighborhoods of Kenwood and Lowry Hill.
Long was the House author for the 1983 Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act, the state equivalent to the federal Superfund law. In 1989, Long became the first woman to chair the powerful House Tax Committee. She held that position until she was elected Majority Leader of the House DFL Caucus due to the appointment of Ann Wynia as Commissioner of the Department of Human Services.
Following the 1991 Legislative Session, Robert Vanasek resigned the Speakership to become Executive Director of the Minnesota High Technology Council. The House DFL Caucus elected Long as his successor, and she would be formally elected as the first female Speaker of the Minnesota House in January 1992.
Long's speakership saw the Minnesota Legislature face several challenges. In January 1992, the Legislature quickly passed a legislative redistricting bill, SF 1596, following litigation the previous year. Governor Arne Carlson would veto it, and litigation over redistricting would continue until new maps were passed in 1994.
In 1993, the legislature passed a bill banning discrimination against LGBT people in housing, education, and employment. It would be signed into law on April 2, 1993.
In 1993, the "Phonegate" scandal erupted, in which 64 legislators and 225 staff members were found to be using state toll-free access codes for personal use. Taxpayer-funded access codes from MCI were given to legislators to conduct business without paying for long distance charges calling outside of Saint Paul.