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Chaudhary, Satveer S.

Sessions Served

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House 1997-2000 (District 52A); Senate 2001-2002 (District 52); Senate 2003-2010 (District 50)

Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served: Anoka, Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 6/12/1969

Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Birth County: Hennepin

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion: Hindu

Reported Minority: Asian Indian

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Fridley

Occupation (when first elected): Business

EDUCATION

Columbia Heights High School; Secondary;
Oxford University, England; Attended College; British and American Foreign Policy
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; Political Science, 1991; also listed as a B.S.
University of Minnesota, Law School; J.D.; 1995

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol, Minnesota Legislative Squadron (Major); [Dates Unknown]

Municipal Board/Commission: Fridley, Minnesota (Human Resources Commission); 19?? to 19??

State Attorney General Staff: Minnesota (Outreach for Attorney General Skip Humphrey's Office); 19?? to 19??

U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States Senate (Worked for United States Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts, for a few months); 199? to 199?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Single (when first elected); Denise "Dee"
Children: Four children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Special Legislative Concerns: education, economic development, health care, debt reduction, transportation, technology, fiscal responsibility, hunting and fishing, cybercrime, property taxes.

His 1996 election to the House made him the first known Asian-American member of the Minnesota Legislature. (Star Tribune, November 18, 1996)

He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the July 1995 special election primary.

He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for the Minnesota Senate in the 2010 primary election. He lost to Barb Goodwin.

Religion provided by the 2006 WCCO TV Voters' Guide.

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Total Days Served: 5110

SESSIONS SERVED

86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details

Body: Senate

District: 50

Elected: 11/7/2006

Residence: Fridley

Term of Office: 1/3/2007 to 1/3/2011

Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey

Occupation: Attorney/Business Consultant

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Agriculture and Veterans
Capital Investment
Environment and Natural Resources (Chair)
Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
Finance: Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division
Finance: Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division: Clean Water Legacy
Finance: Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division: Natural Resources

Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election

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85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

Session Details

Body: Senate

District: 50

Elected: 11/7/2006

Residence: Fridley

Term of Office: 1/3/2007 to 1/3/2011

Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey

Occupation: Attorney/Business Consultant

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Agriculture and Veterans
Capital Investment
Environment and Natural Resources (Chair)
Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
Finance: Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division
Finance: Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division: Natural Resources

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84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details

Body: Senate

District: 50

Elected: 11/5/2002

Residence: Fridley

Term of Office: 1/7/2003 to 1/2/2007

Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey

Occupation: Business Consultant/Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Capital Investment
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources: Game and Fish
Finance
Finance: State Government Budget Division
Finance: Transportation Budget Division
Judiciary
Judiciary: Data Practices [The 2005-2006 Directory (Red Book) missed his service on the Data Practices subcommittee.]
Transportation

Leadership Position: Majority Whip

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83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

Session Details

Body: Senate

District: 50

Elected: 11/5/2002

Residence: Fridley

Term of Office: 1/7/2003 to 1/2/2007

Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey

Occupation: Business

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2003 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Capital Investment
Crime Prevention and Public Safety
Finance
Finance: State Government Budget Division [He was a member in 2004 only.]
Finance: Transportation Policy and Budget Division

Leadership Position: Majority Whip

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82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

Session Details

Body: Senate

District: 52

Elected: 11/7/2000

Residence: Fridley

Term of Office: 1/3/2001 to 1/6/2003

Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey

Occupation: Business Consultant/Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Crime Prevention
Education
Education: Early Childhood-Grade 12 Education Budget Division
Education: Technology (Chair)
Finance
Finance: Transportation and Public Safety Budget Division
Transportation

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81st Legislative Session (1999-2000)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 52A

Elected: 11/3/1998

Residence: Fridley

Term of Office: 1/5/1999 to 1/2/2001

Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey

Occupation: Business

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Education Policy Minutes
Family and Early Childhood Education Finance Minutes
Jobs and Economic Development Policy Minutes

80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 52A

Elected: 11/5/1996

Residence: Fridley

Term of Office: 1/7/1997 to 1/4/1999

Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey

Occupation: Business

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Education Minutes
Education: Facilities Minutes
Education: Higher Education Finance Division Minutes
Education: Higher Education Finance Division: Reform, Efficiency and Accountability Minutes
Judiciary
Judiciary: Civil and Family Law Division
Judiciary: DWI (Chair)
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About
Compton, Steve. "Chaudhary Plows New Ground in Election to the House." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, January 31, 1997, p. 19.

District Files

District File - 2002 District 52
District File - 2003 District 50
District File - 2004 District 50
District File - 2005 District 50
District File - 2006 District 50
District File - 2007 District 50
District File - 2008 District 50
District File - 2009 District 50

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