A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 27, which includes all or portions of Freeborn and Mower counties in the southeastern part of the state.
She ran for reelection in 2002 and lost to Dan Sparks by seven votes after an automatic recount.
On April 6, 2001, she was appointed to the Minnesota Chicano Latino Affairs Council (Board of Directors).
[4] Schwab's first legislative action was authoring a bill that raised the standards for school bus drivers and provided more protection for children.
Prinzing had put a sign on the property of Northbridge Mall in Albert Lea in opposition to a school levy.