Mary Jo McGuire, District 2
Serving residents of the following communities:
Lauderdale, Little Canada, New Brighton, Roseville and St. Anthony (Ramsey County portion).
Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire was elected to the Ramsey County Board in 2012. She is Co-Chair of Active Living Ramsey Communities Coalition, and is a member of the Extension Committee, Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative, Ramsey County League of Local Governments, and the Transportation Advisory Board.
Mary Jo is involved in a number of community organizations including the League of Women Voters, Rotary, and the Roseville Area Community Foundation.
She is active in state and national advocacy organizations on behalf of counties, serving as the President of the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC), and member of its Public Safety Policy Committee. She is 1st Vice President of the National Association of Counties (NACo) and serves on the Arts & Cultural Committee, Healthy Counties Committee, and Large Urban County Caucus.
Commissioner McGuire is a lifelong resident of Ramsey County, currently residing in Roseville. She has a BA in Business Administration from the College of St. Catherine, a JD from Hamline University School of Law, and an MA in Public Administration from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. From 1989 - 2002, she served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives stepping down in 2002 due to redistricting. In 2011, Commissioner McGuire was elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election, where she served until 2012.
Committees and commissions
Standing committees:
- Budget
- Legislative (chair)
- Health and Wellness Service Team
- EGCI Service Team
- IPR Service Team (chair)
- Safety and Justice Service Team
- Strategic Team
Outside boards, committees and commissions:
- Active Living Ramsey Communities (co-chair)
- Community Action Partnership (alternate)
- Court House/City Hall Committee
- Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
- Law Library Trustee
- Metro Library Services Agency (MELSA)
- Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Board
- Pritzker Early Childhood Initiative (chair)
- Ramsey County Extension Committee
- Ramsey County League of Local Governments
- Ramsey County Law Library
- Recycling & Energy Board
- Regional Haulers Licensing Board (alternate)
- St. Paul Children’s Collaborative
- St. Paul Children’s Collaborative Executive Board
- Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative Joint Powers Board (chair)
- Transportation Advisory Board (TAB)
- Association of Minnesota Counties - 2nd Vice President
- Association of Minnesota Counties - District X Representative
- Association of Minnesota Counties - Public Safety Policy Committee
- National Association of Counties - Arts and Culture Commission
- National Association of Counties - Healthy Counties Initiative Advisory Board
- National Association of Counties - Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee
- National Association of Counties - 2nd Vice President
- National Association of Counties - Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee - Juvenile Subcommittee (vice chair)
- National Association of Counties - Large Urban County Caucus
- National Association of Counties - Large Urban County Caucus Steering Committee
- National Association of Counties - Programs and Services Standing Committee (vice chair)
Newsletters
2023
2022
- December 22, 2022
- November 23, 2022
- October 28, 2022
- September 30, 2022
- August 26, 2022
- July 28, 2022
- June 17, 2022
- May 13, 2022
- April 29, 2022
- March 17, 2022
- January 28, 2022
2020
- April 29, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- April 21, 2020
- April 11, 2020
- March 31, 2020
- March 24, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- March 14, 2020
- February 17, 2020
- January 17, 2020
2019
- November 1, 2019
- October 11, 2019
- August 23, 2019
- May 17, 2019
- April 25, 2019
- April 5, 2019
- March 22, 2019
2018
- December 14, 2018
- November 21, 2018
- October 20, 2018
- October 5, 2018
- July 6, 2018
- June 19, 2018
- May 11, 2018
- April 28, 2018
- March 20, 2018
- February 9, 2018
- January 26, 2018
- January 5, 2018
2017
- December 22, 2017
- December 11, 2017
- November 22, 2017
- September 8, 2017
- August 30, 2017
- August 11, 2017
- July 28, 2017
- July 3, 2017
- June 23, 2017
- June 2, 2017
- May 12, 2017
- March 10, 2017
- February 21, 2017
2016
- December 23, 2016
- October 12, 2016
- September 29, 2016
- July 1, 2016
- June 10, 2016
- May 20, 2016
- April 29, 2016
- April 13, 2016
- April 4, 2016
- March 15, 2016
- January 8, 2016
2015
Contact Us
Commissioner Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Ramsey County Board Office
Room 220 Courthouse
15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Fax: 651-266-8370