Bev Scalze

Beverly M. "Bev" Scalze (born October 27, 1943) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 42, which includes portions of Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is also a business owner and artist.

Early life, education, and career

Scalze graduated from Lake of the Woods High School in Baudette. She later attended the College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul and Century College in White Bear Lake, receiving her A.D. and A.A. in art. She was a technician at 3M from 1962–1966, and was owner-artist of Scalze's from 1966-1996. She has been the owner and operator of Hoffman Corner Heating and Air Conditioning in White Bear Lake since 1996.

Minnesota Legislature

Scalze was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2004, and was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2010. She was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and served on the Finance subcommittees for the Capital Investment Finance Division, of which she was vice chair, the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division, and the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and on the State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Subcommittee for the Local Government Division.