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    Samec, Jr., Albert J.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1921-35 (District 39)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 6/1/1884
    Birth Place: Lumice
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Bohemia
    Date of Death: 3/1/1935
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Cigarmaker

    EDUCATION

    St. Paul Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Baltimore in 1884, then moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1885 with his parents.

    "Rep. Samec was a Liberal and a champion of labor." (The Minnesota Merry-Go-Round, or, Diary of the Legislature of the Age by Rome Roberts, 1935)

    He died in Ramsey County, Minnesota.

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    Total Days Served: 5171

    SESSIONS SERVED

    49th Legislative Session (1935-1936)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1935
    Body: House
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/6/1934
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1935 to 3/1/1935 (unfinished term)
    Oath Date: 1/8/1935
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Cigarmaker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Rep. Samec was a Liberal and a champion of labor." (The Minnesota Merry-Go-Round, or, Diary of the Legislature of the Age by Rome Roberts, 1935, p. 99)
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Corporations
    • Crime Prevention
    • Labor
    • Metropolitan Drainage
    • Public Highways
    • Temperance and Liquor Control
    Reason for unfinished term: Death
    Session Notes: He died while in office.
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    48th Legislative Session (1933-1934)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1933
    Body: House
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/8/1932
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1933 to 1/6/1935
    Oath Date: 1/3/1933
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Cigarmaker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Civil Administration
    • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
    • Commercial Transportation
    • Elections
    • Labor
    • Temperance (Chair)
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    47th Legislative Session (1931-1932)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1931
    Body: House
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/4/1930
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1931 to 1/1/1933
    Oath Date: 1/6/1931
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Cigarmaker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
    • Railroads and State Motor Transportation
    • State Parks
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    46th Legislative Session (1929-1930)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1929
    Body: House
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/6/1928
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1929 to 1/4/1931
    Oath Date: 1/8/1929
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Cigarmaker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
    • Military Affairs
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
    • Railroads and State Motor Transportation
    • Reapportionment
    • State Parks

    45th Legislative Session (1927-1928)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1927
    Body: House
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/2/1926
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1927 to 1/6/1929
    Oath Date: 1/4/1927
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Cigarmaker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Civil Administration
    • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
    • Railroads and State Motor Transportation
    • Reapportionment
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    44th Legislative Session (1925-1926)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1925
    Body: House
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/4/1924
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1925 to 1/2/1927
    Oath Date: 1/6/1925
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Cigarmaker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Civil Administration
    • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
    • Railroads and Motor Vehicle Transportation

    43rd Legislative Session (1923-1924)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1923
    Body: House
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/7/1922
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/1/1923 to 1/4/1925
    Oath Date: 1/2/1923
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Cigarmaker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Civil Administration
    • Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
    • Railroads
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    42nd Legislative Session (1921-1922)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1921
    Body: House
    District: 39
    Elected: 11/2/1920
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1921 to 12/31/1922
    Oath Date: 1/4/1921
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Cigarmaker
    Party: Nonpartisan Election
    Committees:
    • Board of Control
    • Cities
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Public Welfare and Social Legislation
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