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    Welker, Ray W.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1979-82 (District 20A); House 1983-84 (District 20B); House 1991-92 (District 20B)

    Party when first elected:  Independent Republican

    Counties Served:  Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/??/1939
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    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Montevideo
    Occupation (when first elected): Small Business/Farming/Former High School Math Teacher

    EDUCATION

    Lakefield High School; Secondary;
    Mankato State College; B.S.; Mathematics, Physics, 1961
    Carleton College; Attended Graduate School; Mathematics

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Karen
    Children: Three children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1979-80.

    Most recent term photo
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    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1991
    Body: House
    District: 20B
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Montevideo
    Term of Office: 1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
    Oath Date: 1/8/1991
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Redwood, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Businessman
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Government Division
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Civil Law
    • Labor-Management Relations
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    73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1983
    Body: House
    District: 20B
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Montevideo
    Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/6/1985
    Oath Date: 1/4/1983
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Redwood, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Business/Lumberman
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Departments Division
    • Energy
    • Energy: Energy and Economics

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: House
    District: 20A
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Montevideo
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Small Business/Farming/Former High School Math Teacher
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Departments Division
    • Appropriations: Telecommunication and Information Systems
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Consumer Affairs and Tourism
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Oil Decontrol Task Force
    • Energy
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Rules and Legislative Administration: Personnel
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: House
    District: 20A
    Elected: 11/7/1978
    Residence: Montevideo
    Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/3/1979
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Small Business/Farming/Former High School Math Teacher
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Departments Division
    • Commerce, Economic Development and Housing
    • Commerce, Economic Development and Housing: Business and Job Development
    • Energy and Utilities
    • Energy and Utilities: Alternative Energy Systems

    OTHER INFORMATION

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    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 Ray W. Welker. c. 1981. Photo credit: Minnesota House of Representatives.

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