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    Birnstihl, Orville E. "Orv, O.E."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1975-78 (District 24B)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Le Sueur, Rice

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/27/1917
    Birth Place: Pillager, Minnesota
    Birth County: Cass
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death: 5/20/2015
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Orv, O.E.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Faribault
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Cattle Breeder

    EDUCATION

    Secondary;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: United States Army; 1945 to 1949

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Alice Cornell (married on August 12, 1939)
    Children: One child: Dan
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    His margin of victory over Roger Culhane in the 1978 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party primary election was so small that a recount occurred. Although he was determined to be the primary election winner, he ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1978 election.

    Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.

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    Total Days Served: 1456

    SESSIONS SERVED

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: House
    District: 24B
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Le Sueur, Rice
    Occupation: Farmer and Cattle Breeder/Former Owner, Bus Companies and Franchise Auto Dealer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • Transportation
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: House
    District: 24B
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/7/1975
    Counties Represented: Le Sueur, Rice
    Occupation: Farmer/Cattle Breeder
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • Transportation

    OTHER INFORMATION

    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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