Mary Jean Monahan () (May 28, 1930 – November 18, 2023) was a U.S. politician from Minnesota.
Career Monahan ran for the Minnesota Senate in 1982. Despite winning the primary with 65.91% of the vote, she would lose the general election to Howard A. Knutson. She served as State Chair of the DFL from 1983 to 1985. In retirement she served as a 'foster grandmother' with the Dakota County Juvenile Detention Center for 35 years. This was part of an effort by the Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.
Death Monahan died on November 18, 2023.
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