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    Dahlvang, George C.

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    House 1981-82 (District 54A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 7/9/1917
    Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 6/24/1990
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Minnesota Teamsters, Legislative Representative

    EDUCATION

    Minneapolis North High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1935
    University of Minnesota, Extension Schools; Attended College; Labor Law Extension Courses

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: United States SeaBees (World War II, Tinian and Okinawa); 1943 to 1945
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities, District 5 (Appointed by Governor Wendell Anderson); 1975 to 1981 [Appointed]
    Municipal Council/Aldermen: Minneapolis, Minnesota (City Council C.E.T.A. Advisory Committee); 1977 to 1981

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Vera
    Children: Two children: Gail and Mona (daughters)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He died of cancer at the North Memorial Medical Center Hospice Unit in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Victory Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    He was a member of Victory Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1981-82.

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    Total Days Served: 728

    SESSIONS SERVED

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: House
    District: 54A
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Minnesota Teamsters, Legislative Representative
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Economic Development
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Liquor (Chair)
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Personnel
    • Labor-Management Relations
    • Labor-Management Relations: Workers Compensation
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: Trunk Highways
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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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    Portrait of George C. Dahlvang. c. 1981. Photo credit: Minnesota House of Representatives.

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