# Ned Carroll *Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (DFL), District 42A* Ned Carroll, a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), has held the District 42A seat in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] since 2023.[^1] The district lies in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area. It takes in the cities of Plymouth and Maple Grove, both in Hennepin County.[^1] He won the seat in the 2022 election, an open-seat race that followed that year's legislative redistricting.[^3] Before that he spent eight years on the Plymouth city council and was deputy mayor from 2019 to 2022.[^2] ## Early life, education and career Carroll earned a bachelor's degree at Cornell College in Iowa, where he studied economics and political science.[^2] He later completed a master's degree in public policy analysis at Rutgers University. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law.[^2] Hennepin County employs him as a senior assistant attorney.[^2] His eight years on the Plymouth city council included the deputy mayor post from 2019 to 2022. During his council tenure he backed a proposal for the city to hire a [[Diversity, equity, and inclusion]] coordinator.[^2] ## Minnesota House of Representatives Carroll entered the House through the 2022 election, running for an open seat drawn in that year's redistricting.[^3] He sits on four committees: Capital Investment; Climate and Energy Finance and Policy; Health Finance and Policy; and Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.[^3] ## Personal life Carroll resides in Plymouth, [[Minnesota]], with his wife, Maureen. He has three children.[^4] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Ned Carroll, DFL member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 42A.[^1] - Former Plymouth city council member and deputy mayor.[^2] ### What - Backed a Plymouth proposal to hire a diversity, equity, and inclusion coordinator for the city while on the council.[^2] - House committees: Capital Investment; Climate and Energy Finance and Policy; Health Finance and Policy; Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.[^3] ### When - Plymouth city council: eight years before his election to the legislature.[^2] - Deputy mayor of Plymouth: 2019 to 2022.[^2] - Elected to the House: 2022; serving since 2023.[^1][^3] ### Where - District 42A, western Twin Cities metropolitan area, including Plymouth and Maple Grove in Hennepin County.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Ned Carroll* (revision 1365692229, retrieved 2026-10-26), CC BY-SA 4.0 — lead section: party, House service since 2023, District 42A and its cities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Carroll [^2]: Wikipedia contributors, *Ned Carroll* (revision 1365692229, retrieved 2026-10-26), CC BY-SA 4.0 — "Early life, education and career" section: degrees, Hennepin County employment, Plymouth council and deputy mayor service, support for the DEI coordinator measure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Carroll [^3]: Wikipedia contributors, *Ned Carroll* (revision 1365692229, retrieved 2026-10-26), CC BY-SA 4.0 — "Minnesota House of Representatives" section: 2022 election, open seat after redistricting, committee assignments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Carroll [^4]: Wikipedia contributors, *Ned Carroll* (revision 1365692229, retrieved 2026-10-26), CC BY-SA 4.0 — "Personal life" section: residence and family. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Carroll