Ann Johnson Stewart

Ann Johnson Stewart (born July 27, 1964) is an American Democratic politician, educator, and civil engineer from Minnesota. She is a member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 45 since 2024. From 2021 to 2023 she represented District 44, which then included Plymouth, Minnetonka, and Woodland in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.^[1] In 2024 she was elected to represent District 45, which contains Orono, Wayzata, much of Minnetonka, and other cities around Lake Minnetonka in western Hennepin County.

Ann Johnson Stewart
Johnson Stewart in 2019
Member of the Minnesota Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office November 25, 2024
Preceded by	Kelly Morrison
Constituency	District 45
In office January 5, 2021 – January 2, 2023
Preceded by	Paul Anderson
Succeeded by	Tou Xiong
Constituency	District 44
Personal details
Born	(1964-07-24) July 24, 1964 (age 61) Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jeff
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin Platteville (BE) University of Minnesota (ME)

Johnson Stewart won the November 2024 special election for an open seat triggered by the resignation of Kelly Morrison, who ran for Congress. This was the only State Senate seat up for grabs in 2024.

Life, academic career, and engineering career

Originally from Wisconsin, Johnson Stewart received her Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and her Master's at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.^[2] She is a civil engineer with a small business that works with local governments to build publicly funded roads, bridges, and buildings. Johnson Stewart has also taught at the University of Minnesota and local technical colleges for over 20 years.^[3]

Political involvement

Johnson Stewart defeated Greg Pulles in 2020 after incumbent Senator Paul Anderson decided not to run again. She served on the following committees:

• Capital Investment
• Transportation Finance and Policy

Her legislative priorities were transportation and infrastructure.^[2] She did not run for reelection in 2022.

Electoral History

2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 Special Election[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Ann Johnson Stewart	29,791	52.43
	Republican	Kathleen Fowke	26,969	47.47
	Write-in		58	0.10
Total			56,818	100

2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 Special Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Ann Johnson Stewart	3,701	58.92
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Emily Reitan	2,432	38.72
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Kyle Jasper Meinen	148	2.36
Total			6281	100

2020 Minnesota Senate District 44 Election[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Ann Johnson Stewart	33,855	58.74
	Republican	Greg Pulles	23,756	41.22
	Write-in		25	0.04
Total			57,636	100

2020 Minnesota Senate District 44 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Ann Johnson Stewart	9,672	76.59
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Zina Alston Fizer	2,956	23.41
Total			12,628	100