* 543 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
651-296-4199

E-mail: rep.michael.paymar@house.mn
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Legislative Assistant: Lisa Gonzalez 651-296-4388

Committee Assignments

Chair: Public Safety Finance Division
Civil Justice
Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division
Finance
Public Safety Policy and Oversight

Biographical Information

Home: St. Paul
Occupation: Resource specialist
Education: B.A., education, College of St. Scholastica; M.A., public administration, Hamline University
Elected: 1996
Term: 7th

Representative Michael Paymar was first elected in 1996 to serve District 64B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. District 64B consists primarily of the Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, and West 7th Street neighborhoods of St. Paul.

Minnesota House of Representatives
Chair, Public Safety Finance Committee The Public Safety Finance Committee has fiscal oversight over the Courts, Department of Corrections, Department of Public Safety, Department of Human Rights, and crime victim programs.
Member, Finance, Public Safety Policy and Civil Law Committees
Member, Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division
Member, Mental Health Division
Past chair, Metro Delegation
Past chair, St. Paul Delegation

Government and Community Service
Member, Committee on Law and Justice, National Conference of State Legislatures
Member, Public Safety and Justice Task Force, Council of State Governments
Member, Board of Directors, ClearWay Minnesota (formerly MPATT)
Member, Board of Directors, Community Advisory Board, Junior League of St. Paul
Member, Board of Directors, Scenic Minnesota
Member, Board of Directors, Eastern European Medical Society
Former Commissioner, Saint Paul Charter Commission
Former City Council Member, Duluth City Council, 1979-1988
Former Council President, 1984

Awards
Freshman Legislator of the Year Award, 1996 for work on reducing youth access to tobacco, SmokeFree 2000
Achievement Award, presented by the Homeless Coalition
Service Award for Dedicated Service in Support of Civil Rights, presented by the NAACP
AWARE Award, presented by the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Pro Bono Publico Award, presented by the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
Achievement Award, presented by OutFront Minnesota

Employment
Currently, Resource Specialist for the Battered Women's Justice Project, Minneapolis
Author, of two books on domestic violence
Former Consultant, Open Society Institute, assisting countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucuses to reduce family violence
Former Minnesota teacher and social worker
Former Adjunct Professor, University of St. Thomas
Former Consultant, United States Marine Corps
Former Consultant, County of Los Angeles Probation Department
Former Director, Family Service Domestic Violence Program, Dakota County

Education
Masters Degree in Public Administration, Hamline University.
Bachelors Degree in Education and History, College of St. Scholastica. (Benedictine Scholar)

A Commitment to Accessibility
During the legislative session constituent meetings are held at the Hillcrest Community Center on 1978 Ford Parkway, in Highland Park.