# Liz Reyer *American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2021* Liz Reyer is a [[Minnesota]] politician and a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). She has held a seat in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] since 2021 and represents District 52A in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.[^1] The district covers the cities of [[Eagan]] and [[Burnsville]] and parts of Dakota County.[^1] Reyer won her first House election in 2020 and won reelection in 2022.[^1] She first ran when Laurie Halverson, the four-term DFL incumbent, chose not to run again and sought a seat as Dakota County Commissioner instead.[^1] ## Early life, education and career Reyer holds a bachelor's degree in Chinese from the [[University of Minnesota]] and a master's degree in political science from Ohio State University.[^1] In 2003, Royal Roads University awarded her a graduate certificate in executive coaching.[^1] Reyer went to work for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota in 1994. There she held the posts of director of market research and manager of the process and technology group.[^1] Maritz, a market research firm, employed her as insights and innovation director from 2010 to 2013. In 2013 she moved to GfK as vice president and key account manager.[^1] Between 2008 and 2020 she wrote columns for the business insider section of the *[[Star Tribune]]*.[^1] ## Minnesota House of Representatives ### Elections In the 2020 DFL primary for Halverson's open seat, Reyer beat Mike Maguire, then mayor of Eagan.[^1] The 2022 legislative redistricting put her in the same district as another DFL member, Ruth Richardson. Reyer then moved to Eagan and ran against Sandra Masin, a DFL incumbent of seven terms, and won the primary.[^1] ### Committee assignments The cached Wikipedia article, retrieved in October 2026, lists Reyer as vice chair of the Capital Investment Committee. It also lists her as a member of three committees: Health Finance and Policy, Human Services Finance, and Workforce Development Finance and Policy.[^1] ### Legislation and public statements Reyer put forward a bill to bar private hospitals from collecting private hospital debt out of tax refunds through a state revenue recapture program.[^1] She has also said she was concerned that the proposed Fairview–Sanford health system merger could result in hospital closures and higher costs.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Liz Reyer* (revision 1376030718, retrieved 26 October 2026; CC BY-SA 4.0) — Reyer's party, district, education, career, election history, committee assignments, and proposed legislation and statements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Reyer