Athena Hollins

Athena Hollins represents District 66B in Saint Paul at the Minnesota State House. She serves as the Majority Whip of the House DFL party and Vice Chair of the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee.

In her tenure at the legislature, she has been a champion for climate and energy justice, affordable housing, education for all Minnesotan children, criminal justice reform, and investing in our BIPOC communities.

Born and raised in Hawaii, Athena is a graduate of Reed College in Portland. She moved to Minnesota 15 years ago to obtain her law degree from the University of St. Thomas. After marrying her law-school sweetheart, they decided to brave the Minnesota weather for the long-haul, so they bought a house in East St. Paul and started a family.

Prior to being sworn in, she was the Senior Director of Diversity and Foundations for the Minnesota State Bar Association, and an adjunct professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law. She has previously served on the boards of the Payne Phalen Community Council and the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers.

Athena believes that effective, inclusive lawmaking can make Minnesota better for all of us.