House 1971-72 (District 63); House 1973-76 (District 6B); Senate 1977-2002 (District 6)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served: Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis
Cook High School; Secondary; GraduateVirginia Junior College; A.A.; University of Minnesota, Duluth; B.S.; University of Wisconsin, Superior; M.Ed.; Also Listed as Wisconsin State University
Spouse: Single (when first elected); Denesse Hoole (married in 1996, while in office) Children: Two children: Nicole and Alan Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Special Legislative Concerns: economic development, education, natural resources, taxes, consumer protection.He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.He had a "reputation as a shrewd political strategist with a populist flair." (Timberjay obituary, November 9, 2022)He ran for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for the United States Senate in 1978.He ran for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for Minnesota Governor in 1998.He was a member of Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Alpha Theta.He was a member of Cook Covenant Church.Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975 and MN Legislative Manual, 1975-76.
The photos in this collection were scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.