12 hours ago · PAUL — Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, became the first person of color and the first Republican woman to serve as speaker of the House when she was elected to the position last week.

Lisa Demuth (/ ˈ d eɪ m ə θ / DAY-məth; [1] born February 10, 1967) [2] is an American politician serving since 2019 in the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Demuth represents District 13A in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of St. Joseph and Cold Spring and parts of Stearns County.

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5 days ago · Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth made history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the first female Republican to lead the 134-member House. Demuth, who lives in Cold Spring ...

6 days ago · Minnesota House elects Rep. Lisa Demuth as House Speaker 2/6/25. The session was largely ceremonial and organizational with Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) elected speaker of the House for the biennium. The first female Republican and first Black person to hold the position, she prevailed over House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn ...

5 days ago · ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota House Democrats returned to the state Capitol on Thursday after reaching a power-sharing agreement with Republicans, ending a stalemate that prevented the chamber from conducting official business for more than three weeks.. Under the deal, House Republican leader Lisa Demuth, of Cold Spring, was elected as …

4 days ago · Republican Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring is the new Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Demuth’s installation came after 66 DFL representatives dropped their boycott of the chamber ...

Feb 5, 2025 · Demuth: House Republicans unveil legislation to combat fraud in state programs - (1/23/2025) RELEASE: SPEAKER DEMUTH SLAMS WALZ TAX INCREASES, LONG TERM CARE CUTS - (1/16/2025) Demuth returns to Capitol, elected Speaker to start 2025 session - …

She is the first female Republican and first Black person Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. (Session Daily) Religion provided by her 2018 campaign website.

5 days ago · Rep. Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) is the first Republican woman to be elected as Minnesota Speaker of the House, as well as, the first Black person to hold the position. Republicans currently hold ...