Education
University of Minnesota. University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Barb Yarusso
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Career
Barb grew up primarily in Columbia Heights, Minnesota and graduated from Columbia Heights High School. She earned a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and Doctor of Philosophy in the same field from University of Wisconsin–Madison. After college, she worked in the lab as an engineer for General Mills and as an industrial trainer and self-employed engineering consultant for HB Fuller, 3M, and Ecolab, as well as teaching at the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Hill-Murray School, the University of Minnesota, and as a freelance tutor.
Yarusso was elected to the in 2012 to an open seat created by post-census redistricting.
Politics
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Democratic Party.
Membership
A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represents District 42A, which includes portions of Ramsey County, Minnesota in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
