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    Philbrook, Burnham John "Bud, B.J."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1975-76 (District 48B)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/28/1946
    Birth Place: Saint Paul, Minnesota
    Birth County: Ramsey
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Bud, B.J.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Roseville
    Occupation (when first elected): Legislator

    EDUCATION

    Cretin High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1964
    University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts; B.A.; Political Science, 1969
    University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute; M.A.; International Development and Public Administration, 1981
    Hamline University School of Law; J.D.; Law, 1982

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Agency: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Executive Assistant to the Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner); 01/01/1978 to 09/30/1978 [Appointed]
    U.S. Executive Branch: United States Department of Agriculture (Deputy Undersecretary of Farm & Foreign Agricultural Services, Appointed by President Barack Obama); 2009 to 2010 [Appointed]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single (while in office); Michele Gran (married in 1979)
    Children: Three children (after he left office): Jake, Nick, and Drew (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He ran as a candidate for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nomination in the 2006 campaign for Governor of Minnesota. He dropped out of the endorsement race in October 2005.

    He was a cofounder of Global Volunteers in 1984. It's "a private, non-profit, non-sectarian, non-governmental organization engaging short-term volunteers on micro-economic and human development programs in close partnership with local people worldwide." (Global Volunteers Website)

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

    Total Days Served: 728

    SESSIONS SERVED

    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: House
    District: 48B
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Roseville
    Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/7/1975
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Legislator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Education
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books By

    • Philbrook, Burnham. "Lessons for My Sons: or You Know You're Not Very Good Using Chopsticks When You Find Rice in Your Tea." Self Published, 2020.
    • Philbrook, Burnham. "Conclave Conspiracy." Self Published, 2014.

    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.

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