# Alice Mann (politician) *Minnesota physician and Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party state legislator* Alice Mann (born April 1980) is a physician and politician from [[Minnesota]]. A member of the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party]], she has held the District 50 seat in the [[Minnesota Senate]] since 2023.[^1] She previously represented District 56B in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] from 2019 to 2021.[^1] In the Senate, Mann was chief Senate author of a 2023 bill authorizing paid family and medical leave. She was co-author of a 2024 law prohibiting shadow noncompete clauses.[^3] ## Early life and education Mann was eight years old when she and her parents left Porto Alegre, Brazil, and settled in Richfield, Minnesota.[^2] She earned a Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University and a Doctor of Medicine at Meharry Medical College.[^2] ## Career After a residency at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Mann went into practice in family medicine and emergency medicine.[^3] ### Minnesota House of Representatives Mann won her first House race in 2018, unseating the Republican incumbent, Roz Peterson.[^3] She was not a candidate in the 2020 elections. [[Kaela Berg]] followed her in the seat.[^3] ### Minnesota Senate The 2022 election was held under redrawn district lines. Senate District 50, which covers Edina and other southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities, had no incumbent. Parts of it had earlier fallen within District 49, which was represented by the retiring senator Melisa López Franzen.[^3] Mann received 63.42% of the vote against the Republican nominee, Doug Fulton.[^3] Mann was chief Senate author of the 2023 paid family and medical leave bill, which was drafted with Representative Ruth Richardson.[^3] During the 2024 session, she and Representative [[Emma Greenman]] co-authored a law that bans shadow noncompete clauses.[^3] ## Personal life Mann resides in Edina, Minnesota. She and her husband have three children.[^4] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Alice Mann (politician)* (revision 1369700527, retrieved 2026-10-26), lead section — birth date, party, District 50 Senate service since 2023, District 56B House service 2019–2021; CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Mann_(politician) [^2]: Wikipedia contributors, *Alice Mann (politician)* (revision 1369700527, retrieved 2026-10-26), "Early life and education" — emigration from Porto Alegre to Richfield and her degrees; CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Mann_(politician) [^3]: Wikipedia contributors, *Alice Mann (politician)* (revision 1369700527, retrieved 2026-10-26), "Career" — residency and practice, 2018 and 2022 elections, 2023 and 2024 legislation; CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Mann_(politician) [^4]: Wikipedia contributors, *Alice Mann (politician)* (revision 1369700527, retrieved 2026-10-26), "Personal life" — residence and family; CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Mann_(politician)