Deb Calvert was elected to the Minnetonka City Council in 2017. She fills one of two At Large seats that represent the entire city.

Prior to her election, Deb was appointed to the Minnetonka Planning Commission in 2014, where she served as vice chair in 2017. Other public service includes more than three years as a legislative liaison on the Hopkins School District Legislative Action Coalition, and more than four years as staff in the office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar. She also served as the council liaison to the Minnetonka Economic Development Advisory Commission for more than six years.

Deb received a B.A. in Music History from the University of California-Santa Barbara, where she also pursued graduate studies. Prior to moving to Minnetonka in 2003, she co-founded a nonprofit – which thrived for 17 years after she moved away – to provide music enrichment to her under-served community. She served on the board of the Suzuki Association of Minnesota (a music teachers’ organization), becoming president in 2006.

She now serves on the National League of Cities Energy Environment and Natural Resources Committee, the League of Minnesota Cities Improving Service Delivery Committee, and the Metro Cities Metro Agencies Committee and is the chair of the Southwest Cable Commission. She is also the council liaison to the Minnetonka Family Collaborative. She currently works at the City of Saint Paul in the Office of Financial Services. Deb and her husband, Valdo, have two grown children, Rachel and Ben, and a rescue dog, ChaCha.

Contact Information

Deb Calvert, Councilmember, At Large, Seat A
14600 Minnetonka Blvd.
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Email Deb Calvert
612-205-5399

Term Ends: January 2030