Background
Her father, Harry Duffy, made a successful business of running the local lumber yard in Anoka, Minnesota.
Her father, Harry Duffy, made a successful business of running the local lumber yard in Anoka, Minnesota.
Arne Carlson was later elected Governor of Minnesota in 1991. They are the parents of two children: Tucker and Anne. Carlson married Martin "Pete" Anderson in 1983.
Carlson, a self-described conservative, served on the Minneapolis City Council as an Independent-Republican, and later as an Independent.
She ran a campaign as a candidate for mayor of Minneapolis against Sharon Sayles Belton in 1997. Carlson was a radio talk show host on KSTP. Carlson has written two books, including her 1997 autobiography "This Broad"s Life" ().