Patricia Torres Ray

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Patricia Torres Ray
Member of the Minnesota State Senate from the 62nd district
In office 2006 -
Preceded by	Wes Skoglund
Born	1964 Pasto, Colombia
Political party	Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Spouse	Jackson Ray
Residence	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alma mater	University of Minnesota
Profession	consultant

Patricia Torres Ray (born 1964 in Pasto, Colombia) is a Democratic Farmer Labor Party member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 62 since 2006. She currently serves as the Majority Whip. Her district is in southeast Minneapolis.

Ray replaced the retiring Wes Skoglund. She is the first Hispanic American to be elected to the Minnesota State Senate.

[edit] Electoral history

• 2006 election for Minnesota State Senate, District 62
  • Patricia Torres Ray (D), 81%
  • Dan Mathias (R), 19%

• 2006 election for Minnesota State Senate, District 62 - DFL Primary
  • Patricia Torres Ray (D), 84%
  • Bob Larson (D), 9%
  • Kyla Baldwin-Zingler (D), 7%

[edit] External links

• Minnesota Senate - Senator Patricia Torres Ray official MN Senate website
• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Patricia Torres Ray
• Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Patricia Torres Ray voting record
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Patricia Torres Ray (MN) profile
• Follow the Money - Patricia Torres Ray
  • 2006 campaign contributions