Carol McFarlane

Carol Jean McFarlane (September 27, 1950 – May 26, 2024) was an American politician from the state of Minnesota. She was a Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 53B, which included all or portions of North Oaks, White Bear Lake, and White Bear Township in northeastern Ramsey County, which is part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

McFarlane was first elected in 2006, and was re-elected in 2008 and 2010. She served as an assistant minority leader. She was a member of the House's K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, on which she was the ranking minority party member, and also served on the Finance subcommittees for the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division, the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division, the K-12 Education Finance Division, and the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.