Marsha Swails

Marsha Swails (born April 3, 1952) is Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 56B, which includes the cities of Woodbury and Landfall in Washington County in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat, she was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2008. She was unseated by Republican Andrea Kieffer in her 2010 re-election bid.[1]

Marsha Swails
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 56B district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byKaren Klinzing
Succeeded byAndrea Kieffer
Personal details
Born (1952-04-03) April 3, 1952
Richmond, California
Political partyDemocratic Farmer Labor Party
Children2
ResidenceWoodbury, Minnesota
Alma materGraceland University
Hamline University
ProfessionTeacher, legislator

Swails was a member of the House Ways & Means and K-12 Education Policy & Oversight committees, and of the Finance subcommittees for the K-12 Education Finance Division, the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division, and the Transportation Finance and Policy Division.[2]

Swails is an Advanced Placement English Teacher at Woodbury Senior High School. She has received a number of awards, including the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year (2004), Sam's Club Teacher of the Year (2002, White Bear Lake store), and Minnesota Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist (2001). She also served until 2007 as State Advisor for the Minnesota Association of Honor Societies.

References
  1. "Inside the Minnesota Capitol : Twin Cities: Updates on Regulatory Agencies: State Government: Legislature: Policies in Minnesota". Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  2. "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Swails, Marsha". Venus.library.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.


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