Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature
Skip Navigation Links
  • LRL Home
    • >
  • Legislators Past & Present
    • >
  • Member Record
    • Legislators Past & Present Home

    Gunter, Clarence L. "Shorty, C.L."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1977-78 (District 21A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Kandiyohi

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 6/22/1908
    Birth Place: Clara City, Minnesota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 2/23/1990
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Shorty, C.L.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Raymond
    Occupation (when first elected): Independent Grain Buyer, Fertilizer Dealer, and Seed and Feed/Owner and Operator, Gunter Elevator Company/Formerly Taught School, 7 years

    EDUCATION

    St. Mary's Boarding School, Bird Island, Minnesota; Secondary;
    St. Cloud Teachers College; College Graduate; 1931

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    School Board/Administration: Raymond, Minnesota (School Board Member, 27 years); 19?? to 19??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Dorothy
    Children: Four children: Renee (daughter); Michael, Patrick, and Timothy (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Eagles, Lion's Club, and Sportsman's Club.

    He died of cancer at home in Raymond, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Raymond, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1977-78.

    Most recent term photo
    Click to view
    Total Days Served: 728

    SESSIONS SERVED

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 21A
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Raymond
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
    Counties Represented: Kandiyohi
    Occupation: Independent Grain Buyer, Fertilizer Dealer, and Seed and Feed/Owner and Operator, Gunter Elevator Company/Formerly Taught School, 7 years
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Labor-Management Relations
    term photo
    Click to view

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    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.

    Legislators Past & Present Home