Officials
Biography
Sydney Jordan is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ** representing **Minnesota House District 60A in Hennepin County. Elected in 2020 and serving her 4th term as of 2026, she works as a nonprofit employee and State Director of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, focusing on environmental protection. Notable achievements include her roles as Co-Chair of the Education Policy Committee, and service on the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee and Rules and Legislative Administration Committee. She previously served as Assistant Democratic-Farmer-Labor Leader and has been recognized for organizing efforts, such as leading opposition to Voter ID amendments as a student and union organizing with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers. Key priorities include fully state-funded E-12 education, environmental protections like a Minnesota Green New Deal, and promoting mass transit and renewable energy.
Education and Political Experience
- Education: B.A. in political science and global studies from the University of Minnesota .
- Early Organizing: Student leader with Minnesota Public Interest Research Group , testifying against Voter ID laws and registering over 10,000 voters in 2012; union organizer with Minneapolis Federation of Teachers.
- Professional: State Director of Save the Boundary Waters, advocating against sulfide-ore copper mining pollution.
- Political Service: First elected to Minnesota House in 2020 ; re-elected in 2022, 2024; committee leadership in education and environment; special concerns in environment and education.
Committees
3 assignmentsAt a glance
- Office
- State Assembly
- District
- 60A
- Born
- October 1, 1990 (35 years old)
- Mailing
- Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Fifth Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155