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    Hauge, Earl

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1981-82 (District 15A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Pope, Stevens, Swift

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 10/18/1940
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    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Glenwood
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Former Parish Pastor, Watson, 1967-73

    EDUCATION

    Brooten High School; Secondary;
    Concordia College, Moorhead; B.A.; Political Science and History
    Luther Seminary, St. Paul; B.D.;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Joyce
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was one of eight protesters of the large powerline that was proposed in the late 1970s and was arrested for obstructing legal process. (Powerline: The First Battle of America's Energy War, University of Massachusetts Press, 1981)

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    Total Days Served: 728

    SESSIONS SERVED

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: House
    District: 15A
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Glenwood
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Pope, Stevens, Swift
    Occupation: Farmer/Former Parish Pastor, Watson, 1967-73
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Agriculture: Farm Programs and Policies
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: General Transportation
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    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.

    Photographs

    Portrait of Earl Hauge. c. 1981. Photo credit: Minnesota House of Representatives.

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