Melissa Halvorson Wiklund

Melissa Halvorson Wiklund is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 51 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected to the Senate in 2012, she has focused her legislative efforts on health care, education, and job creation. Before her tenure in the state legislature, she served on the Bloomington School Board for three years, eventually becoming its chair. Wiklund is known for coauthoring significant legislation such as the Alec Smith Emergency Insulin Act and the Great Start for All Minnesota Children Act.