Liz Reyer
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 52A district
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byLaurie Halverson
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseJim
Children4
ResidenceEagan, Minnesota
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BA)
Ohio State University (MA)
Occupation
WebsiteGovernment website Campaign website

Liz Reyer is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Reyer represents District 51B in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Eagan and Burnsville and parts of Dakota County, Minnesota.[1][2]

Early life, education and career

Reyer earned a B.A. in Chinese from the University of Minnesota and a M.A. in political science from Ohio State University. She received a graduate certificate in executive coaching in 2003 from Royal Roads University.[1]

In 1994, Reyer joined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, working as the director of market research and manager of the process and technology group. From 2010 to 2013, she was the insights and innovation director of Maritz, a market research firm. In 2013, Reyer joined GfK as the company's vice president and key account manager.[3] From 2008 to 2020, Reyer contributed columns to the Star Tribune business insider section.[4]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Reyer was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2020 and was reelected in 2022. She first ran after four-term DFL incumbent Laurie Halverson announced she would not seek reelection, instead running for Dakota County Commissioner. Reyer defeated Eagan mayor Mike Maguire in the DFL primary.[5] After 2022 legislative redistricting put Reyer in the same district as fellow DFLer Ruth Richardson, Reyer moved to Eagan to face seven-term DFL incumbent Sandra Masin, whom Reyer defeated in the primary election.[6][7][8]

Reyer serves as vice chair of the Capital Investment Committee, and sits on the Health Finance and Policy, Human Services Finance, and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committees.[1]

Reyer proposed legislation that would stop private hospitals from using a state revenue recapture program to collect tax refunds for private hospital debt.[9] She spoke about her concern that a proposed merger between the Fairview and Sanford health systems would lead to hospital closures and higher costs.[10]

Electoral history

2020 DFL Primary for Minnesota State House - District 51B[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Liz Reyer 3,173 63.54
Democratic (DFL) Mike Maguire 1,821 36.46
Total votes 4,994 100.0
2020 Minnesota State House - District 51B[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Liz Reyer 15,764 60.23
Republican Fern Smith 10,387 39.68
Write-in 24 0.09
Total votes 26,175 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold
2022 DFL Primary for Minnesota State House - District 52A[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Liz Reyer 2,037 60.86
Democratic (DFL) Sandra Masin 1,310 39.14
Total votes 3,347 100.0
2022 Minnesota State House - District 52A[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Liz Reyer (incumbent) 11,357 61.99
Republican Fern Smith 6,942 37.89
Write-in 21 0.11
Total votes 18,320 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Reyer, Liz - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Rep. Liz Reyer (52A) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ↑ "One-Third of Insured US Adults Have a Negative View of Insurance Companies That Opt Out of ACA". www.gfk.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Liz Reyer". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  5. ↑ Rogers, Andy. "Masin, Reyer win primary for DFL in District 51". hometownsource.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  6. ↑ Salisbury, Bill (2022-08-05). "Longtime DFL political allies square off in Eagan-area House race". Twin Cities. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  7. ↑ Van Berkel, Jessie (August 11, 2022). "Minnesota legislative battles shape up after Tuesday's primary". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  8. ↑ Stroozas, Sam; Bakst, Brian (August 9, 2022). "Live election results: Key Minnesota legislative primaries". MPR News. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  9. ↑ Van Berkel, Jessie (March 24, 2021). "Minnesota legislators push to end state collection of tax refunds for private hospital debt". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  10. ↑ Olson, Jeremy (January 30, 2023). "Minnesota lawmakers weigh options for additional review of Fairview-Sanford merger". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  11. ↑ "2020 Results for State Representative District 51B Primary". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  12. ↑ "2020 Results for State Representative District 51B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2022 Results for State Representative District 52A Primary". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2022 Results for State Representative District 52A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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