Linda Higgins

Who is Linda Higgins?

Linda Higgins is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represents District 59, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat, she was first elected to the Senate in 1996, and was re-elected in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010. She served as a majority whip from 2001 to 2006. In the fall of 2011, she announced that she would not be seeking reelection after the current term ends in 2012. However, since Hennepin County District 2 Commissioner Mark Stenglein later announced that he is resigning in June 2012, Higgins is now running for that position. On May 20, 2012, she was endorsed by the DFL party for the position.

Higgins is currently a member of the Senate's Capital Investment, Environment and Natural Resources, and Health and Human Services committees. She chaired the Senate State and Local Government Operations Committee from 2003 to 2007. Her special legislative concerns include housing, early childhood issues, health, communities of color, and the environment.