Karin Housley

Karin Housley (January 20, 1964–) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican, she represents District 39, which includes communities along the St. Croix River Valley in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

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 * Phil and I were never political, ever, ever, ever, our parents just told us we were Democrats because everybody in South St. Paul are Democrats. So we went through life just thinking we were Democrats, and would vote that way until our late 30s, when I basically started to Google, ‘What are you?’ I was like, "Oh my gosh, Phil, we’re Republicans."
 * Minnesotans Phil and Karin Housley make sports and politics mix (June 2, 2017)


 * You have to fight that much harder, and not in a whiny or combatant way,” she said. “You just have to be that much smarter, that much more organized, on your toes, always, and you have to dress that much more professionally. A lot more thought has to go into everything you do.
 * The Thoroughly Modern Marriage of Phil and Karin Housley (November 23, 2017)