Yvonne Prettner Solon

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Yvonne Prettner Solon

47th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Governor	Mark Dayton
Preceded by	Carol Molnau
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 7th district
In office February 4, 2002 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Sam Solon
Succeeded by	Roger Reinert
Personal details
Born	(1946-02-03) February 3, 1946 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political party	DFL
Spouse(s)	Sam Solon (deceased)
Children	2
Residence	Duluth, Minnesota
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Duluth
Occupation	psychologist, legislator

Yvonne Prettner Solon (born February 3, 1946 in Minneapolis) is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.^[1] She is the sixth consecutive woman to serve in that capacity and is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She is serving with Governor Mark Dayton, who is running for re-election, but she plans to retire at the end of her current term.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Education

Prettner Solon completed her secondary education at Stanbrook Hall Preparatory School, a Roman Catholic school for girls in Duluth, Minnesota. She received a B.S.D. and a M.A. from the University of Minnesota Duluth.^[5]

State Senate

Prettner Solon was a member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 7, which includes portions of St. Louis County in the northeastern part of the state. She was first elected in a January 2002 special election held after the death of her husband, Senator Sam Solon, on December 28, 2001. She was re-elected in the 2002 and 2006 general elections.^[5] Her special legislative concerns included economic development, education, health care, the environment, transportation, and jobs.^[6]

Committees

Solon was a member of the Senate's Capital Investment Committee, the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, the Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications Committee (which she chairs), and the Health, Housing and Family Security Committee. She also served on the Finance Subcommittee for the Health and Human Services Budget Division.

Lieutenant Governor

Main article: Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2010

On May 24, 2010, gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton announced that Prettner Solon would be his lieutenant governor running mate in the 2010 election.^[7] In choosing her, Dayton said that "her thoughtful, sensitive and visionary leadership and public service are further informed by her life experiences, which have forged a woman I deeply respect and admire." The selection of Prettner Solon was seen as bringing balance to the Dayton Campaign.^[8]

On August 10, 2010, the Dayton-Prettner Solon ticket narrowly defeated Margaret Anderson Kelliher to earn the DFL nomination and a spot in the November general election. After a close election that included a recount, Dayton and Prettner Solon defeated the ticket of Tom Emmer and Annette Meeks in the November general election.^[9]

Electoral history

Minnesota Senate Election District 7, 2002^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Yvonne Prettner Solon (incumbent)	19,314	73%
	Republican	Justin Krych	7,128	27%

Minnesota Senate Election District 7, 2006^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Yvonne Prettner Solon (incumbent)	21,861	74.9%
	Republican	Steve Khalar	7,243	24.8%

References

↑ "Democrat Dayton wins Minnesota Gov. recount". CNN. 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
↑ Brian Bakst (January 14, 2014). "Minn. Lt. Gov. Prettner Solon says no to 2nd term". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
↑ Briana Bierschbach (January 14, 2014). "Lt. Gov. Prettner Solon, announcing she won’t run again, reflects on highlights, limited role". MinnPost. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
↑ Tim Pugmire (January 14, 2014). "Lt. Gov. Prettner Solon not running for re-election". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Prettner Solon, Yvonne". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
↑ "Senator Yvonne Prettner Solon DFL District 07". Minnesota Senate. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
↑ "Dayton picks Prettner Solon for LG running mate". Politics in Minnesota. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
↑ "Dayton's choice of Solon gives ticket regional and gender balance". Minn Post. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
↑ http://threewisemenblog.com/2010/12/04/democrat-wins-last-outstanding-governors-race/
↑ "Campaign 2002 Minnesota - Legislature Districts 1-15". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
↑ "Campaign 2006 - Election results: Minnesota Senate District 7". Minnesota Public Radio. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

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Political offices
Preceded by Carol Molnau	Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota January 3, 2011–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Sam Solon	Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 7th District 2002 – 2011	Succeeded by Roger Reinert

v t e Current statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of Minnesota

U.S. Senators	Amy Klobuchar Al Franken

State government	Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon, Lieutenant Governor Lori Swanson, Attorney General Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Rebecca Otto, State Auditor

Senate	Tom Bakk, Majority Leader Sandy Pappas, President David Hann, Minority Leader

House	Paul Thissen, Speaker Erin Murphy, Majority Leader Kurt Daudt, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Lorie Skjerven Gildea, Chief Justice Alan Page G. Barry Anderson Christopher Dietzen David Stras Wilhelmina Wright David Lillehaug

Appeals Court	Matthew E. Johnson, Chief Judge Thomas J. Kalitowski Randolph W. Peterson Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks Terri J. Stoneburner Natalie E. Hudson Renee L. Worke Kevin G. Ross Heidi S. Schellhas Francis J. Connolly Michelle Ann Larkin Larry B. Stauber Louise Dovre Bjorkman John Rodenberg Margaret Chutich Carol A. Hooten Michael L. Kirk

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Current lieutenant governors in the United States

and next-in-line of succession for states and territories without lieutenant governors

AL	Ivey (R)
AK	Treadwell (R)
AZ	Bennett (R)¹
AR	Darr (R)
CA	Newsom (D)
CO	Garcia (D)
CT	Wyman (D)
DE	Denn (D)
FL	Vacant
GA	Cagle (R)
HI	Tsutsui (D)
ID	Little (R)

IL	Simon (D)
IN	Ellspermann (R)
IA	Reynolds (R)
KS	Colyer (R)
KY	Abramson (D)
LA	Dardenne (R)
ME	Alfond (D)²
MD	Brown (D)
MA	Vacant
MI	Calley (R)
MN	Solon (D)
MS	Reeves (R)

MO	Kinder (R)
MT	Vacant
NE	Heidemann (R)
NV	Krolicki (R)
NH	Morse (R)²
NJ	Guadagno (R)
NM	Sanchez (R)
NY	Duffy (D)
NC	Forest (R)
ND	Wrigley (R)
OH	Taylor (R)
OK	Lamb (R)

OR	Brown (D)¹
PA	Cawley (R)
RI	Roberts (D)
SC	McConnell (R)
SD	Michels (R)
TN	Ramsey (R)²
TX	Dewhurst (R)
UT	Cox (R)
VT	Scott (R)
VA	Northam (D)
WA	Owen (D)
WV	Kessler (D)²

WI	Kleefisch (R)
WY	Maxfield (R)¹
DC	Mendelson (D)³
Territories:
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GU	Tenorio (R)
MP	Hofschneider (R)
PR	Bernier (D)¹
VI	Francis (D)

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Persondata
Name	Prettner Solon, Yvonne
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 3, 1946
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death

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