Background
Wynia, Ann was born on July 29, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Lewis Harvey and Josephine (Dibrell) Jobe.
politician member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Wynia, Ann was born on July 29, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Lewis Harvey and Josephine (Dibrell) Jobe.
Bachelor, University Texas, Arlington, 1965; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1968.
In 1989 Governor Rudy Perpich appointed her Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Human Services until 1990. She was the Democratic Party's nominee for United States Senate in the 1994 election. After a defeat by U.S. Congressman Rod Grams, Wynia served as the President of North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota from 1997 until her retirement in 2010.
Early life and education
Wynia was born in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Arlington High School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from the University of Texas at Arlington, and her Master of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin in 1968. Career outside politics
Prior to entering public office, Wynia was a full-time lecturer at North Hennepin Community College from 1970–1977.
She served as a regent of the University of Minnesota and founded the Block Nurse Program, which provides in-home care for senior citizens (now merged with the Elderberry Institute). She was president of North Hennepin Community College until July 2010. John O'Brien, a former administrator at Century College, is the current president.
Political career
Wynia represented Minnesota's 62A House district from 1977–1982 and the redistricted 63B House district from 1983–1989. She was the majority leader from 1987 to 1989. She subsequently became commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Human Services, and was the Democratic Party's nominee for the 1994 U.S. Senate election.
1995 – Distinguished Alumna, University of Texas at Arlington.
State representative Minnesota House of Representatives, St. Paul, 1977-1989, majority leader, 1987-1989. President Block Nurse Program, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota Women ElectedOfcls., St. Paul, 1989-1990, H. B. Fuller Foundation Board Dirs., St. Paul, 1990. Board directors Women's Campaign Fund, St. Paul, 1989-1990.
Married Gary W. Wynia, June 14, 1966.