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Bobbie V. Harder

House 2023-Present (District 17B)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Carver, McLeod, Sibley

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 1/12/1966
Birth Place: Le Sueur, Minnesota
Birth County: Le Sueur
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Le Sueur
Occupation (when first elected): Farmer

EDUCATION

South Dakota State University; B.S.; Sociology, psychology, criminal justice

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

County Board/Commissioner: Sibley County, Minnesota (County Commissioner); 2015 to ?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Total Days Served: 1380

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
Body: House
District: 17B
Elected: 11/5/2024
Residence: Henderson
Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
Oath Date: 1/14/2025
Counties Represented: Carver, McLeod, Sibley
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:

93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
Body: House
District: 17B
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Le Sueur
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
Oath Date: 1/3/2023
Counties Represented: Carver, McLeod, Sibley
Occupation: Farmer
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Agriculture Finance and Policy Minutes
  • State and Local Government Finance and Policy Minutes
  • Workforce Development Finance and Policy Minutes

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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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