Bonnie S. Westlin is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate for District 42 since 2023. She represents the Democratic–Farmer–Labor ** party and resides in Plymouth, Minnesota, serving counties including Hennepin. Notable achievements include her election in 2022 following redistricting into a more favorable district after narrow losses in District 34 in 2016 and 2020; she currently holds the position of **Assistant Majority Leader. Her key legislative priorities encompass affordable healthcare, education funding, gun safety, reproductive freedom, voting rights, affordable housing, racial and social justice, and climate issues.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Armstrong High School; B.A. from Hamline University ; J.D. from Hamline University School of Law .
• Political Experience: Unsuccessful campaigns for Minnesota Senate District 34 in 2016 and 2020 ; elected to Senate District 42 in 2022 .