Harder, Elaine
House 1995-2004 (District 22B)
Party when first elected: Independent Republican
Counties Served:
Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Nobles, Redwood, Watonwan
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/27/1947
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
9/24/2013
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Jackson
Occupation (when first elected):
Family Business, Insurance Agency
EDUCATION
Storden High School; Secondary;
Mankato State University; B.S.; Secondary Education
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Jackson County, Minnesota (County Fair Board, Secretary);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ronald "Ron" (married on July 17, 1970. He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota Senate in the 1990 election.)
Children:
Two children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
She was raised on a farm in Westbrook, Minnesota.
She was a member of Phi Upsilon Omnicron.
She was a founding member of the Beta Clovia Sorority while going to school in Mankato.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1999-2000.
She died at St. Anthony Health Care Center in St. Anthony, Minnesota. Her funeral was held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jackson, Minnesota. She was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Westbrook, Minnesota.
Body:
House
District:
22B
Elected:
11/5/2002
Residence:
Jackson
Term of Office:
1/6/2003 to 1/2/2005
Counties Represented:
Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles
Occupation:
Business
Party:
Republican
Special Session Bills Authored: 2003 1st Sp.S. - Author
Body:
House
District:
22B
Elected:
11/7/2000
Residence:
Jackson
Term of Office:
1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
Counties Represented:
Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan
Occupation:
Business
Party:
Republican
Special Session Bills Authored: 2001 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Rural Development Finance
Minutes
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Agriculture and Rural Development Policy
Minutes
-
Taxes
Minutes
-
Taxes: Sales and Income Tax Division (Chair)
Minutes
Body:
House
District:
22B
Elected:
11/3/1998
Residence:
Jackson
Term of Office:
1/4/1999 to 12/31/2000
Counties Represented:
Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan
Occupation:
Business
Party:
Republican
Leadership Position:
Assistant Majority Leader
Body:
House
District:
22B
Elected:
11/5/1996
Residence:
Jackson
Term of Office:
1/6/1997 to 1/3/1999
Counties Represented:
Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan
Occupation:
Business
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Agriculture
Minutes
-
Agriculture: Joint House/Senate Special Select Subcommittee on Agricultural Education
Minutes
-
Economic Development and International Trade
-
Economic Development and International Trade: International Trade
-
Taxes
Minutes
-
Taxes: Sales and Income Tax Division
Minutes
Body:
House
District:
22B
Elected:
11/8/1994
Residence:
Jackson
Term of Office:
1/2/1995 to 1/5/1997
Counties Represented:
Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan
Occupation:
Family Business, Insurance Agency
Party:
Independent Republican
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Agriculture: Agriculture Finance and Rural Development
-
Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance
-
Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance: Transportation Finance Division
-
Housing
Articles & Books About
District Files
2001 (22B)
2002 (22B)
2003 (22B)
2004 (22B)
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
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.