卡洛尔.莫尔诺，美国明尼苏达州常务副州长，担负着比其它州长们更多的职责，因为她同时还担任着州交通厅的厅长。
在她当选为副州长之前，曾连续9年在明尼苏达州众议院任议员，于2002年被选为常务副州长，并于4年后再度当选。她是州众议院共和党核心党团多数党领袖，交通财政委员会主席。同时还兼任众议院数个委员会委员，包括：资本投资、法规制定与立法管理、交通及实施等。
莫尔诺生于明尼苏达州卡弗郡。曾就读于韦科尼亚公学和明尼苏达州立大学。卡洛尔和丈夫史蒂夫自1971年结婚以来一直经营着一个农场，主要在Carver、Nicollet、Renville和Sibley郡种植玉米和大豆。在从事立法工作之前，莫尔诺是查斯卡市议会议员，活跃在诸多领域并担任志愿者，从商业、学校、教堂到4-H组织、美国退伍军人协会。她曾是Minnesota Extension Service和Minnesota Rural Futures项目董事会成员。他与丈夫一同活跃在明尼苏达州农业局、州玉米种植协会、大豆种植协会等机构中。
Entrusted with more responsibility than any Lieutenant Governor in modern times, Carol Molnau serves Minnesota both as the state's number two executive and also as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Prior to her election as lieutenant governor in 2002, and re-election in 2006, Carol Molnau served nine years and five terms as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing portions of Carver, Sibley, Scott and Le Sueur counties. She served as an Assistant Majority Leader of the House Republican Caucus and as Chair of the House Transportation Finance Committee. She also was a member of several important House committees: Capital Investment, Rules and Legislative Administration, Transportation and Ways and Means.
Molnau was born and raised on a farm in Carver County. She attended Waconia public schools and the University of Minnesota. Carol and her husband Steve have been farm owner/operators since they were married in 1971, growing corn and soybeans in Carver, Nicollet, Renville and Sibley counties. Prior to her legislative service, Molnau was a leader in a variety of areas. She served on the Chaska City Council and has been an active business, school, church, 4-H and American Legion Auxiliary volunteer. She formerly served on the boards of the Minnesota Extension Service and the Minnesota Rural Futures. She and her husband have been active in the Minnesota Farm Bureau, Minnesota Corn Growers Association and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association.
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