1. Mary Franson was born on March 1,1977 and is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
12 Facts About Mary Franson
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Mary Franson was first elected to the House in 2010, succeeding Rep.
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On election night, November 6,2012, Mary Franson ended the night with a one-vote margin of victory, triggering an automatic recount under Minnesota law.
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The new ballots were counted, and Mary Franson had a 12-vote lead.
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In 2017, Mary Franson authored a bill to ban any funds from all state-funded healthcare programs from being used for abortions.
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Mary Franson was a vocal opponent of an executive order issued by then-Governor Mark Dayton allowing for the unionization of child-care providers.
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In May 2018, Mary Franson called for the state to take action against child-care fraud in Minnesota uncovered by KMSP-TV.
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In June 2018, Mary Franson was one of four Republican legislators who secured state funding to help clean up two lakes in Alexandria, Minnesota.
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On September 27,2024, Mary Franson sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, claiming the state's ban on deepfakes and AI-generated content was a violation of the United States' First Amendment protections of political speech and parody.
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Mary Franson authored a bill protecting up to $25,000 of an individual's healthcare saving from debt collectors.
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On July 1,2018, a law authored by Mary Franson requiring the licensing of athletic trainers took effect in Minnesota.
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Mary Franson has authored a bill to ban female genital mutilation in Minnesota.