Sandy Layman

American politician

Sandy Layman

Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 5B district
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 5, 2021
Preceded by| Tom Anzelc
Succeeded by| Spencer Igo
Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources Board
In office
May 5, 2003 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by| John Swift
Succeeded by| Tony Sertich
Personal details
Born|  (1950-10-05) October 5, 1950 (age 74)
Political party| Republican
Spouse| Bill
Children| 2
Residence(s)| Cohasset, Minnesota, U.S.
Education| Concordia University (BA)
University of St. Thomas (MBA)

Sandy Layman is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 5B in northern Minnesota.

## Early life, education, and career

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Layman graduated from Brooklyn Center High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in organizational management and communications from Concordia University and a Master of Business Administration in executive management from University of St. Thomas.[1]

## Career

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Layman was the president of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce from 1987 to 1997, president of the Itasca Development Corporation from 1997 to 2003, commissioner of the Iron Range Resources Board for Governor Tim Pawlenty from 2003 to 2011, and an adjunct professor at the College of St. Scholastica from 2011 to 2016.[1] She is on the boards of the Entrepreneur Fund, Itasca Community College Foundation, and the editorial committee of the Rural Minnesota Journal. She also provided consulting services via Layman Consulting.[2] Layman lists her current occupation as retired on her LinkedIn profile.

### Minnesota House of Representatives

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Layman was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016, defeating Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) incumbent Tom Anzelc. She won reelection in 2018, but chose not to run for reelection in 2020.

## Personal life

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Layman and her husband, Bill, have two children. They reside in Cohasset, where they are members of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Myers, John (October 22, 2016). "Anzelc faces Layman, Barsness for House 5B seat". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
2. ^ a b "Layman announces run for House 5B seat". Grand Rapids Herald-Review. Adams Publishing Group. February 23, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

## External links

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* Sandy Layman at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
* Official House of Representatives website
* Official campaign website

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Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives

94th Minnesota Legislature (2025–2027)

Speaker
Lisa Demuth (R)
Majority Leader
Harry Niska (R)
Minority Leader
Vacant

1A.

▌John Burkel (R)

1B.

▌Steve Gander (R)

2A.

▌Bidal Duran Jr. (R)

2B.

▌Matt Bliss (R)

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▌Roger Skraba (R)

3B.

▌Natalie Zeleznikar (R)

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▌Heather Keeler (DFL)

4B.

▌Jim Joy (R)

5A.

▌Krista Knudsen (R)

5B.

▌Mike Wiener (R)

6A.

▌Ben Davis (R)

6B.

▌Josh Heintzeman (R)

7A.

▌Spencer Igo (R)

7B.

▌Cal Warwas (R)

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▌Peter Johnson (DFL)

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▌Alicia Kozlowski (DFL)

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▌Jeff Backer (R)

9B.

▌Tom Murphy (R)

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▌Ron Kresha (R)

10B.

▌Isaac Schultz (R)

11A.

▌Jeff Dotseth (R)

11B.

▌Nathan Nelson (R)

12A.

▌Paul Anderson (R)

12B.

▌Mary Franson (R)

13A.

▌Lisa Demuth (R)

13B.

▌Tim O'Driscoll (R)

14A.

▌Bernie Perryman (R)

14B.

▌Dan Wolgamott (DFL)

15A.

▌Chris Swedzinski (R)

15B.

▌Paul Torkelson (R)

16A.

▌Scott Van Binsbergen (R)

16B.

▌Dave Baker (R)

17A.

▌Dawn Gillman (R)

17B.

▌Bobbie Harder (R)

18A.

▌Erica Schwartz (R)

18B.

▌Luke Frederick (DFL)

19A.

▌Keith Allen (R)

19B.

▌Thomas Sexton (R)

20A.

▌Pam Altendorf (R)

20B.

▌Steven Jacob (R)

21A.

▌Joe Schomacker (R)

21B.

▌Marj Fogelman (R)

22A.

▌Bjorn Olson (R)

22B.

▌Terry Stier (R)

23A.

▌Peggy Bennett (R)

23B.

▌Patricia Mueller (R)

24A.

▌Duane Quam (R)

24B.

▌Tina Liebling (DFL)

25A.

▌Kim Hicks (DFL)

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▌Andy Smith (DFL)

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▌Aaron Repinski (R)

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▌Greg Davids (R)

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▌Shane Mekeland (R)

27B.

▌Bryan Lawrence (R)

28A.

▌Jimmy Gordon (R)

28B.

▌Max Rymer (R)

29A.

▌Joe McDonald (R)

29B.

▌Marion O'Neill (R)

30A.

▌Walter Hudson (R)

30B.

▌Paul Novotny (R)

31A.

▌Harry Niska (R)

31B.

▌Peggy Scott (R)

32A.

▌Nolan West (R)

32B.

▌Matt Norris (DFL)

33A.

▌Patti Anderson (R)

33B.

▌Josiah Hill (DFL)

34A.

▌Danny Nadeau (R)

34B.

▌Vacant

35A.

▌Zack Stephenson (DFL)

35B.

▌Kari Rehrauer (DFL)

36A.

▌Elliott Engen (R)

36B.

▌Brion Curran (DFL)

37A.

▌Kristin Robbins (R)

37B.

▌Kristin Bahner (DFL)

38A.

▌Huldah Hiltsley (DFL)

38B.

▌Samantha Vang (DFL)

39A.

▌Erin Koegel (DFL)

39B.

▌Sandra Feist (DFL)

40A.

▌Kelly Moller (DFL)

40B.

▌David Gottfried (DFL)

41A.

▌Wayne Johnson (R)

41B.

▌Tom Dippel (R)

42A.

▌Ned Carroll (DFL)

42B.

▌Ginny Klevorn (DFL)

43A.

▌Cedrick Frazier (DFL)

43B.

▌Mike Freiberg (DFL)

44A.

▌Peter Fischer (DFL)

44B.

▌Leon Lillie (DFL)

45A.

▌Andrew Myers (R)

45B.

▌Patty Acomb (DFL)

46A.

▌Larry Kraft (DFL)

46B.

▌Cheryl Youakim (DFL)

47A.

▌Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (DFL)

47B.

▌Ethan Cha (DFL)

48A.

▌Jim Nash (R)

48B.

▌Lucy Rehm (DFL)

49A.

▌Laurie Pryor (DFL)

49B.

▌Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (DFL)

50A.

▌Julie Greene (DFL)

50B.

▌Steve Elkins (DFL)

51A.

▌Michael Howard (DFL)

51B.

▌Nathan Coulter (DFL)

52A.

▌Liz Reyer (DFL)

52B.

▌Bianca Virnig (DFL)

53A.

▌Mary Frances Clardy (DFL)

53B.

▌Rick Hansen (DFL)

54A.

▌Brad Tabke (DFL)

54B.

▌Ben Bakeberg (R)

55A.

▌Jessica Hanson (DFL)

55B.

▌Kaela Berg (DFL)

56A.

▌Robert Bierman (DFL)

56B.

▌John Huot (DFL)

57A.

▌Jon Koznick (R)

57B.

▌Jeff Witte (R)

58A.

▌Kristi Pursell (DFL)

58B.

▌Drew Roach (R)

59A.

▌Fue Lee (DFL)

59B.

▌Esther Agbaje (DFL)

60A.

▌Sydney Jordan (DFL)

60B.

▌Mohamud Noor (DFL)

61A.

▌Katie Jones (DFL)

61B.

▌Jamie Long (DFL)

62A.

▌Anquam Mahamoud (DFL)

62B.

▌Hodan Hassan (DFL)

63A.

▌Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL)

▌Emma Greenman (DFL)

64A.

▌Kaohly Her (DFL)

▌Dave Pinto (DFL)

65A.

▌Samakab Hussein (DFL)

▌María Isa Pérez-Vega (DFL)

66A.

▌Leigh Finke (DFL)

▌Athena Hollins (DFL)

67A.

▌Liz Lee (DFL)

▌Jay Xiong (DFL)

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