Full Name:
Carlos Mariani
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Maritza; 3 Children
Birth Date:
07/13/1957
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
Saint Paul, MN
JD, University of Minnesota
Mondale Policy Fellow, University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute, 1993
BA, History, Macalester College, 1975-1980
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 65A, 1990-2023
Former Member, Agriculture Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Corrections Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Finance Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Education Innovation Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Executive Director, Minnesota Minority Education Partnership (MMEP), 1999-present
Program Director, Minnesota Council of Churches
Board Member, Community Programs in the Arts
Secretary, National Hispanic State Legislators
Awards:
Outstanding Advocacy as a Legislator, Literacy Minnesota, 2009
Environmental Hero Award, MN Sierra Club 2006
Distinguished Alumni Citizen Award, Macalester College
Legislator of the Year Award, MN Alliance for Progressive Action
Courage of Conscience Award, Jobs Now Coalition