Becky Lourey is an American politician, a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) state senator in Minnesota. Her son, Matt, served in the U.S. Army and was killed on May 27, 2005, as a result of injuries received in combat over Buhriz, Iraq, where he was serving in his second tour of duty. Lourey was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1990 and, after being reelected to two additional terms, ran successfully for the state senate in 1996.

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  • Becky Lourey is an American politician, a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) state senator in Minnesota. Her son, Matt, served in the U.S. Army and was killed on May 27, 2005, as a result of injuries received in combat over Buhriz, Iraq, where he was serving in his second tour of duty. Lourey was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1990 and, after being reelected to two additional terms, ran successfully for the state senate in 1996. She was Chair of the Senate Health and Family Security Committee and recognized as a health care expert. In 1990, she ran as a DFLer against a long-time incumbent Republican state representative and became the first woman to represent her rural district. Six years later she claimed a state Senate seat over yet another legislative veteran. The two incumbents Becky defeated to win public office had 44 years of legislative experience between them. Lourey did not run for re-election in 2006. Her son, Tony, currently holds her former seat.
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  • Becky Lourey is an American politician, a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) state senator in Minnesota. Her son, Matt, served in the U.S. Army and was killed on May 27, 2005, as a result of injuries received in combat over Buhriz, Iraq, where he was serving in his second tour of duty. Lourey was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1990 and, after being reelected to two additional terms, ran successfully for the state senate in 1996.
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  • Becky Lourey
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