Tara Mack

Tara Kay Mack (née Tara Klongerbo; born June 26, 1983) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 57A, which included portions of the cities of Apple Valley and Lakeville in Dakota County, which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Mack graduated from Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley in 2002, then went on to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, earning a bachelor's degree in Political Science/Global Studies. During college, she served as an intern for former Rep. Steve Sviggum, and was also a page for the House Ways and Means Committee.

Mack was first elected in 2008 and was re-elected in 2010, 2012, and 2014. She worked for the Minnesota House as a legislative assistant to Rep. Matt Dean and Rep. Joe Hoppe prior to her election.

On August 25, 2015, a park ranger cited Mack for "nuisance" for allegedly "making out" with fellow Minnesota State Representative Tim Kelly in Lebanon Hills Regional Park. According to the police report, her pants were "unzipped and pulled down". Mack and Kelly initially claimed the report was "completely false". On September 14, 2015, Mack apologized for the accusation of lying directed towards the park ranger and resigned from the House Ethics Committee.

In April 2016, she announced she will not seek another term of office.

Mack is a member of the Burnsville YMCA Board, a former member of the Apple Valley Rotary, and both the Apple Valley and Burnsville chambers of commerce. She was named a 2014 Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow. Her husband, Justin Mack, is a pastor and they have two children.