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Sandra Feist

Sandra Feist

Dem

State Assembly · 39B

191 Bills
548 Votes
0 Answered

Biography

Sandra Feist is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 39B . An attorney specializing in immigration, she was elected in 2020 and is serving her third term. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, she is married to Ben with two children and resides in New Brighton, Minnesota. Notable achievements include chief-authoring legislation for probation system reform to address racial disparities, crafting new tax forfeiture laws following a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and serving as Co-Vice Chair of the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, with assignments on Veterans and Military Affairs Division and Judiciary Finance and Civil Law. She announced her retirement at the end of her current term.

Education and Political Experience

  • Education: B.A. in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin; J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law.
  • Political Experience: Prior to the House, worked on immigration advocacy, impacting low-income immigrants and collaborating with Minnesota's Congressional delegation. Elected to the Minnesota House in 2020; focused second term on "good governance" bills and efficient legislation during unified government.

Committees

4 assignments
Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy member
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law member
Public Safety Finance and Policy co-vice chair
Veterans and Military Affairs Division member

At a glance

Office
State Assembly
District
39B
Mailing
Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Fifth Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155