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A longtime Minnesotan, Janet Robert has put public service and working to better her community at the heart of her personal and professional life. From her service as a volunteer with United Way to her work as a City Council Member in the town of Oak Park Heights, Robert has earned a reputation as a common sense leader who gets the job done.
Currently, Robert runs her own independent law practice where she serves as counsel to several non-profit organizations. Among the groups benefiting from Robert's representation are the St. Croix Valley Girls' Volleyball Association, the St. Croix Animal Shelter and Friends of the Stillwater Parks.
In addition to her independent legal work, Robert served as a Member of the Oak Park Heights City Council. Among her accomplishments is the establishment of a prairie restoration project in Oak Park Heights, the creation of a committee to develop a pedestrian and bicycle trail system in the city, and the founding of the Party in the Park to foster better community spirit and goodwill.
Robert is currently active with the law enforcement community serving as citizen member of the Washington County Community Corrections Advisory Committee. As past Chair, Robert has provided leadership and a citizen's perspective on offender accountability and ways to create cost effective and cost efficient services. Under Robert's leadership the department's focus was shifted from offenders' rights to victims' rights, probation data was updated statewide and shared with other counties, and supervision of offenders was improved.
Robert also served on the Municipal Revenue Committee of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities where she worked to find strategies for shifting communities away from the property tax and how to deal with the impact of energy deregulation. In addition, she served as a citizen member of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Design Review Committee where she represented the city of Oak Park Heights in discussions over the St. Croix River bridge design.
Robert has been an active community volunteer working with the Family Violence Network, the United Way, co-founding the Hope House of St. Croix Valley, and co-founding St. Croix Valley Christians in Action, Car Care Saturdays. She is also a member of the Stillwater Rotary.
Robert attended Notre Dame University and received her law degree from St. Louis University. Currently, she lives in the Stillwater area with her son Paul who attends St. John's University in Collegeville, MN.
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