becky lourey (born september 24, 1943) is an american politician, a former minnesota democratic-farmer-labor party (dfl) state senator and state representative, and a former minnesota gubernatorial candidate. her son, matt, served in the u.s. army and was killed on may 27, 2005, as a result of injuries received in combat over buhriz, iraq, where he was serving in his second tour of duty.