# Bonnie Westlin *American lawyer and Minnesota state senator (DFL), representing District 42* Bonnie S. Westlin (born c. 1962) is an American attorney and a Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member of the [[Minnesota Senate]]. She has held the District 42 seat since 2023 and lives in Plymouth, [[Minnesota]].[^1] Westlin ran twice in Senate District 34 against Republican incumbent [[Warren Limmer]] and lost both times, in 2016 and 2020. She won a Senate seat in 2022, after redistricting placed her in District 42.[^1] ## Education and career Westlin holds two degrees from Hamline University: a bachelor of arts, earned in 1992, and a juris doctor, earned in 1995.[^1] As of the cited revision of her Wikipedia entry, retrieved 26 October 2026, she operates a solo law practice in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.[^1] ## Minnesota Senate Westlin first sought a Senate seat in 2016, in District 34. Limmer, the Republican incumbent, defeated her there by about 10,000 votes.[^1] Her second District 34 candidacy, a 2020 rematch, ended in a loss by 904 votes, a margin of 1.56 percentage points.[^1] Redistricting then placed her in District 42. She won that seat in 2022 and has represented the district since 2023.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Bonnie S. Westlin, born c. 1962, is an attorney and a DFL state senator.[^1] ### What - Westlin is a DFL member of the Minnesota Senate for District 42. She also runs a solo law practice.[^1] ### When - c. 1962: born.[^1] - 1992: B.A., Hamline University. 1995: J.D., Hamline University.[^1] - 2016: lost the Senate District 34 race to Warren Limmer (R) by about 10,000 votes.[^1] - 2020: lost the District 34 rematch by 904 votes (1.56 percentage points).[^1] - 2022: won a Senate seat after redistricting placed her in District 42. She has represented the district since 2023.[^1] ### Where - She lives in Plymouth, Minnesota, and practises law in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Bonnie Westlin* (revision 1365516678, retrieved 26 October 2026) — establishes birth year (c. 1962), education, law practice, residence, party, the 2016, 2020 and 2022 Senate elections, and District 42 service since 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Westlin