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    Vogel, Bruce

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2011-2012 (District 13B)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Kandiyohi

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/24/1958
    Birth Place: Minnesota
    Birth County: Murray
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Assemblies of God
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Willmar
    Occupation (when first elected): Business, Real Estate Agent/Former Youth Minister/Former Independent Contractor

    EDUCATION

    Tracy High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1977
    Alexandria Vocational-Technical Institute; Vocational-Technical School;
    Bethel College, St. Paul; Attended College;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Jeanne (married around 1982)
    Children: Four children: Stephanie, Annie, Bobby and Stephen
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was raised on a family farm near Currie, Minnesota.

    He was a varsity high school baseball coach for 8 years and a soccer coach for 4 years at Central Minnesota Christian School of Prinsburg.

    He was a member of the Willmar Assembly of God Church.

    Religion provided by his 2010 campaign website.

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    Total Days Served: 735

    SESSIONS SERVED

    87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/2011
    Body: House
    District: 13B
    Elected: 11/2/2010
    Residence: Willmar
    Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
    Oath Date: 1/4/2011
    Counties Represented: Kandiyohi
    Occupation: Business, Real Estate Agent/Former Youth Minister/Former Independent Contractor
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2012 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance Minutes
    • Higher Education Policy and Finance Minutes
    • Judiciary Policy and Finance Minutes
    • Transportation Policy and Finance Minutes
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    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.

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