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    Ohnstad, Michas M. "Mike"

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    House 1973-74 (District 19A)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

    Counties Served:  Anoka, Chisago, Isanti

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/14/1926
    Birth Place: Hinckley, Minnesota
    Birth County: Pine
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Mike
    City of Residence (when first elected): Stacy
    Occupation (when first elected): Teacher/Clergyman/Social Worker

    EDUCATION

    Hinckley High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1944
    Minnesota School of Business; Postsecondary; Graduate, 1948
    Rutgers University; Attended College; School of Alcohol Studies
    University of Utah; Attended College; School of Alcohol Studies
    Texas Christian University; Attended College;
    Uppsala University, Sweden; Attended College;
    Augustana College; B.A.; 1952
    Western Kentucky University; B.A.; 1951
    Lutheran Theological Seminary; M.Div.; Master of Divinity, Ordained 1956

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: United States Army (World War II, Pacific Theatre of Operations-Cabanatuan, Luzon, the Philippines, Yokohoma, Hiroshima: Atomic Bomb Commission, and Tokyo, Japan: General MacArthur's Headquarters); 01/04/1945 to 01/11/1947
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Veterans Homes Board (Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich and Governor Arne Carlson); 198? to 19?? [Appointed]
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (Appointed by Governor Arne Carlson); 199? to 199? [Appointed]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Alma
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He served as the Director of Rehabilitation, and the State of Minnesota National Chaplain for the American Legion.

    Religion provided by the member.

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    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: House
    District: 19A
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Stacy
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Chisago, Isanti
    Occupation: Teacher/Clergyman/Social Worker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Crime Prevention and Corrections
    • Education
    • Health and Welfare
    • Labor-Management Relations
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    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.
    No other information has been entered for this legislator.

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