Mary Kunesh
American politician
Mary Kelly Kunesh ( KOO-nesh; formerly Podein; born November 20, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota State Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 39, which includes parts of Ramsey, Hennepin, and Anoka Counties and the cities of Fridley, Spring Lake Park, Columbia Heights, Hilltop, New Brighton, and St. Anthony.
Early life, education, and career
Kunesh was born as the 9th child of 13 in Saint Paul and raised in Sartell, Minnesota. Her grandfather and mother were enrolled citizens of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and her father was a St. Cloud City Attorney and later an Assistant Stearns County Attorney. Her sister, Patrice Kunesh, is Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans.
She graduated from Cathedral High School in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She attended St.
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