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    Clawson, John T.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1975-80 (District 19A); House 1981-84 (District 19B)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Anoka, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/7/1945
    Birth Place: Minnesota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 8/17/2011
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Center City
    Occupation (when first elected): Clergy, Lutheran Minister; Chaplain, Hazelden Rehabilitation Center

    EDUCATION

    Bloomington High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1963
    Augsburg College; B.A.; Classical Languages, American History, and Theology, 1967
    Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary; M.Div.; Pastoral Theology, 1971

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Agency: Minnesota Department of Human Services (Assistant Commissioner, State Mental Hospitals; Appointed by Commissioner Len Levine); 11/1984 to 03/07/1986 [Appointed]
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota State Council for the Handicapped (Executive Director, Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich); 09/1986 to 19?? [Appointed]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Susan Luetje (when first elected); Single (first listed in 1983); Christine Halvorson (remarried after he left office, before 1987); Annette Roth (remarried around 1999)
    Children: Two children: Jennifer and Amanda (daughters)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He died at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    He was pastor of First Lutheran Church in Harris, Minnesota and Calvary Lutheran Church in Stanchfield from 1971-74.

    Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975 and Minnesota Legislative Manuals.

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    Total Days Served: 3654

    SESSIONS SERVED

    73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1983
    Body: House
    District: 19B
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Lindstrom
    Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/6/1985
    Oath Date: 1/4/1983
    Counties Represented: Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine
    Occupation: Clergy, Lutheran Minister
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Personnel and Administration (Chair)
    • Health and Welfare
    • Health and Welfare: Departmental Affairs
    • Health and Welfare: Social Services
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: State-Local Fiscal Affairs Division (Chair)

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: House
    District: 19A
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Center City
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Chisago, Isanti
    Occupation: Clergy, Lutheran Minister; Chaplain, Hazelden Rehabilitation Center
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Criminal Justice
    • Criminal Justice: Juvenile Justice and Crime Victims
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Administration
    • Health and Welfare
    • Health and Welfare: Departmental Affairs (Chair)
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Governmental Structures
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: House
    District: 19A
    Elected: 11/7/1978
    Residence: Center City
    Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/3/1979
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Chisago, Isanti
    Occupation: Clergy, Lutheran Minister; Chaplain Hazelden Rehabilitation Center
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Administration and Structures
    • Health and Welfare
    • Health and Welfare: Social Services
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Social, Economic and Physical Development

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: House
    District: 19A
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Center City
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Chisago, Isanti
    Occupation: Clergy, Lutheran Minister; Chaplain, Hazelden Rehabilitation Center/Former Pastor; 1st Lutheran Church, Harris/Former Pastor; Calvary Lutheran Church, Stanchfield
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Governmental Operations
    • Health and Welfare
    • Local and Urban Affairs
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: House
    District: 19A
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Center City
    Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/7/1975
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Chisago, Isanti
    Occupation: Clergy, Lutheran Minister; Chaplain, Hazelden Rehabilitation Center
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Health and Welfare
    • Judiciary
    • Local and Urban Affairs

    OTHER INFORMATION

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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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    Portrait of John T. Clawson. c. 1983. Photo credit: Minnesota House of Representatives.
    Portrait of John T. Clawson. c. 1983. Photo credit: Minnesota House of Representatives.

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