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William D. "Bill" Dean

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 1975-82 (District 58A)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 9/1/1940
Birth Place: Mankato, Minnesota
Birth County: Blue Earth
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: Bill
City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected): Television and Media Producer

EDUCATION

Minneapolis Public Schools; Elementary School;
St. Louis Park Public Schools; Elementary School;
Monrovia High School, California; Secondary; Graduate
University of Pacific, Stockton, California; B.A.; Speech Communications
University of Minnesota; M.A.; Speech Communications

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Privacy Study Commission; 19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Governor's Task Force on Educational-Public Radio; 19?? to 19??
Military: United States Army (Vietnam); 08/15/1963 to 08/12/1966
State Board/Commission/Council: Metropolitan Radio Board, Minnesota (Executive Director); 12/06/1999 to 06/30/2005

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Christine
Children: Two children: Kassandra "Kassie" Kim (daughter); William Joshua "Josh" (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.

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Total Days Served: 2919

SESSIONS SERVED

72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
Body: House
District: 58A
Elected: 11/4/1980
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
Oath Date: 1/6/1981
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Media Consultant
Party: Independent Republican
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations: Education Division
  • Appropriations: Telecommunication and Information Systems
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Environment and Natural Resources: Environment
  • Financial Institutions and Insurance
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71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
Body: House
District: 58A
Elected: 11/7/1978
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
Oath Date: 1/3/1979
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Media Consultant/Television and Media Producer
Party: Independent Republican
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations: Education Division
  • Appropriations: Semi-State Division (Chair) [He was the Chair in 1979 only.]
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Judiciary
  • Judiciary: Judiciary Law Reform

70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
Body: House
District: 58A
Elected: 11/2/1976
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
Oath Date: 1/4/1977
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Media Consultant, Television and Media Producer
Party: Independent Republican
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations: Education Division
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Transportation
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69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
Body: House
District: 58A
Elected: 11/5/1974
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
Oath Date: 1/7/1975
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Television and Media Producer
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations: Education Division
  • Higher Education
  • Local and Urban Affairs

OTHER INFORMATION

News Sources

The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

Photographs

Portrait of William D. Dean.

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