Carlos Mariani

Carlos Mariani (born July 13, 1957) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 65B, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, a part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Carlos Mariani
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 65B district
In office January 8, 1991 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Sandy Pappas
Succeeded by	María Isa Pérez-Vega
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-13) July 13, 1957 (age 68)
Political party	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Spouse	Maritza
Children	3
Residence	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Alma mater	Macalester College University of Minnesota
Occupation	non-profit management, legislator

Education

Mariani graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul with a B.A., and later attended the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota, where he was a Mondale Policy Fellow, and the University of Minnesota Law School.^[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Mariani was first elected to the House in 1990 and was reelected every two years for three decades. He announced his retirement in 2022 amid state legislative redistricting.^[2][3] Mariani chaired the K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee from 2007 to 2010^[4] and was an assistant majority leader during the 1995–96 biennium.^[1]

Personal life

Mariani works in nonprofit management as the executive director of the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership.^[1][5]