House 2009-2012 (District 21B); House 2013-2022 (District 16B); House 2023-Present (District 15B)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served: Blue Earth, Brown, Redwood, Renville, Watonwan
St. James High School; Secondary; Gustavus Adolphus College; B.A.; Instrumental Music Education, 1974
Spouse: Cindy (married July 1980) Children: Two children: Annika and Britta Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
He had some Swedish ancestry.He farms on the farm established by his great-grandfather in 1878.He was a member of the East Sveadahl Lutheran Church in Watonwan County, Minnesota.Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2009-2010.
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