Representative Laurie Pryor Contact information

Laurie Pryor is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and represents District 48A in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Eden Prairie and Minnetonka and parts of Hennepin County.

Born in 1956 or 1957, Pryor graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Minnesota. She attended Carleton College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She later attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Master of Arts in speech communications.

Before her political career, Pryor was a management analyst for the Minnesota Department of Administration, a business consultant, a coordinator of volunteer programs for Vail Place, and a program coordinator for Hopkins Community Education. She also worked on Yvonne Selcer’s campaign for the Minnesota House.

Pryor was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016, after the retirement of DFL incumbent Yvonne Selcer, and has been reelected every two years since. She chairs the Education Policy Committee, and sits on the Education Finance and Human Services Finance Committee.

In terms of electoral history, Pryor has had a successful run. In the 2016 Minnesota State House - District 48A election, she secured 51.66% of the votes. In the 2018 election for the same district, she increased her vote share to 59.39%. In the 2020 election, she secured 60.91% of the votes. In the 2022 Minnesota State House - District 49A election, she secured 63.00% of the votes.

Pryor and her husband, Jon, have resided in Minnetonka, Minnesota since 1989. They have three children.