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Daudt, Kurt

Sessions Served    Other Information

House 2011-2012 (District 17A); House 2013-2022 (District 31A); House 2023-2024 (District 27B)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 9/26/1973
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion: Lutheran-Missouri Synod
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Crown
Occupation (when first elected): Business Manager

EDUCATION

Princeton High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1992
University of North Dakota; Attended College; Aviation Management

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Board/Commission: East Central Regional Library Board, Minnesota; ? to 20?? [Elected]
Municipal Board/Commission: Stanford Township, Minnesota (Township Board, Supervisor); 1995 to 2005 [Elected]
County Board/Commissioner: Isanti County, Minnesota (County Commissioner); 2005 to 01/2011 [Elected]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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

GENERAL NOTES

He announced he would resign effective February 11, 2024.

He was a founding member of Project 24, a nonprofit organization that builds orphanages in Kenya, Africa.

He is a licensed private airplane pilot.

Rep. Sondra Erickson was his high school English teacher.

He was a member of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

Religion provided by the Saint Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report, November 30, 2010.

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Total Days Served: 4788

SESSIONS SERVED

93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
Body: House
District: 27B
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Crown
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 2/11/2024 (unfinished term)
Oath Date: 1/3/2023
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Sherburne
Occupation: None listed
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Commerce Finance and Policy Minutes [He served in 2023 only.]
Reason for unfinished term: Resigned
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92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
Body: House
District: 31A
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Crown
Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Oath Date: 1/5/2021
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:  2021 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
  • Rules and Legislative Administration: Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform Minutes
Leadership Position: Minority Leader
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91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
Body: House
District: 31A
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Crown
Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/8/2019
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:  2019 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2019 1st Sp.S. - Author
2020 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
2020 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
2020 4th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 4th Sp.S. - Author
2020 5th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 5th Sp.S. - Author
2020 6th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 6th Sp.S. - Author
2020 7th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 7th Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
Leadership Position: Minority Leader
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90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
Body: House
District: 31A
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Crown
Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
Oath Date: 1/3/2017
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
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89th Legislative Session (2015-2016)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2015
Body: House
District: 31A
Elected: 11/4/2014
Residence: Crown
Term of Office: 1/5/2015 to 1/1/2017
Oath Date: 1/6/2015
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne
Occupation: None Listed
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
Leadership Position: Speaker of the House
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88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2013
Body: House
District: 31A
Elected: 11/6/2012
Residence: Crown
Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/4/2015
Oath Date: 1/8/2013
Counties Represented: Anoka, Isanti, Sherburne
Occupation: Business Manager
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
Leadership Position: Minority Leader
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87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/2011
Body: House
District: 17A
Elected: 11/2/2010
Residence: Crown
Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
Oath Date: 1/4/2011
Counties Represented: Anoka, Chisago, Isanti
Occupation: Business Manager
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Commerce and Regulatory Reform Minutes
  • Higher Education Policy and Finance Minutes
  • Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Minutes [He was a member in 2012 only.]
  • Redistricting Minutes
  • Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
  • Taxes: Property and Local Tax Division Minutes
Leadership Position: Assistant Majority Leader
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OTHER INFORMATION

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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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House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt speaks with the media follow the opening day of the 2022 legislative session Jan. 31.
House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, left, and House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt confer April 19 before the start of a floor session.
House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, left, and House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt debate Daudt's amendment on the opening day of session, Tue., Jan. 8.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt and Majority Leader Joyce Peppin stand in front of the House Chamber speaking into multiple microphones to members of the press out of view.
A view inside the House Chamber with the wooden doors open. Members stand in the Chamber, and some walk through the doors. One member shakes the hand of a man standing on the other side.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt leans against the House desk, looking towards Majority Leader Joyce Peppin, who is out of focus, speaking into the standing microphone.
House Minority Leader Melissa Hortman stands at the Speaker's rostrum, her head partially covered by Speaker Kurt Daudt's arm and torso.
Speaker Kurt Daudt sits at the Speaker's podium while other members gather to stand around him.
Kurt Daudt sits at the Speaker's podium with his head in his hand, facing downwards.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt stands at the Speaker's podium holding the gavel over the sound block while a few people stand in the distance.
A distance shot of House Speaker Kurt Daudt and Majority Leader Joyce Peppin standing in front of a group of press members, answering questions.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt and Majority Leader Joyce Peppin walk together in a hallway in the Capitol building.
A longshot view of House Speaker Kurt Daudt standing before microphones as he addresses the press who are sitting and standing in front of him in a half circle.
Speaker Kurt Daudt reaches over the Speaker's podium to shake Gov. Mark Dayton's hand. Three other people are at the House desk and clapping.
Gov. Mark Dayton waves to the unseen crowd in the House Chamber. Three other elected officials are pictured with him, standing and applauding for him.
Speaker Kurt Daudt looks to the left to answer a reporter holding a recording device; he is surrounded by reporters, one of whom is holding a professional video camera.
Pat Murphy smiles and waves from the Chief Clerk's desk in the House Chamber. Staff and legislators, including the House Speaker, are turned toward Pat, standing and applauding.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt stands behind a podium, gesturing with one hand as he looks over at and speaks to a person out of view. Two other legislators stand behind him, smiling slightly as he speaks.
A young girl stands at the Speaker's rostrum and places her phone on the desk to take a picture. To her left is Rep. Sarah Anderson and to her right is Rep. Kurt Daudt, both smiling for the picture.
Always punctual, House Speaker Kurt Daudt counts down to noon before gaveling in the 2018 legislative session Feb. 20.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt gavels in the first day of the 2018 session Feb. 20.
House Minority Leader Melissa Hortman and House Speaker Kurt Daudt confer after the House adjourns on the first day of the 2018 legislative session.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt is surrounded by the media after the first day of the 2018 legislative session. Feb. 20.

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