Lori Grivna

Education

University of Minnesota.

Career

Grivna ran for the same seat, unsuccessfully, against current State Representative Kate Knuth in 2006. Previously the seat had been held by Char Samuelson, who retired the same year. Grivna previously served two terms on the Mounds View District School Board, which serves all or parts of the cities of New Brighton, Shoreview, Arden Hills, North Oaks, Mounds View, Vadnais Heights, Roseville and Spring Lake Park.

She graduated from Coon Rapids High School in 1978 and received her Bachelor"s Degree from the University of Minnesota in 1983.

2006 Race for Minnesota State House – District 50BKate Knuth (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 9,025 votes (5367%)

Lori Grivna (Republican) 7,769 votes (4620%)

2003 Mounds View School Board Election, 4 seats (19,218 votes cast)Lori Grivna – 9,411 votes

Barbara Bollum – 8,300 votes

Robert Helgeson – 7,306 votes

Bob Sundberg – 6,835 votes

Paul Bjerke – 6,599 votes

Joel Olson – 5,652 votes

Edward Bova – 4,525 votes

1999 Mounds View School Board Election, 4 seats (8,589 votes cast)Lori Grivna – 4,318 votes

Wendy Benson – 4,150 votes

Barbara Bollum – 3,900 votes

Cathy Moynihan – 3,644 votes

John Kappler – 3,388 votes

Lynda Thorland – 2,649 votes

Steve Fischer – 2,100 votes

Richard Bokovoy – 1,847 votes

Cori Corgan – 673 votes.

Achievements

• While on the school board she advocated for student achievement, funding reform and policy governance.