Haugerud, Neil Sherman
House 1969-72 (District 1A); House 1973-77 (District 35A)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/3/1930
Birth Place:
Canton Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Fillmore
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
6/6/2012
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Preston
Occupation (when first elected):
Securities Broker/Farmer
EDUCATION
Harmony High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1948
University of Minnesota; Attended College; Credits
Winona State Teachers College; Attended College; Credits
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Marine Corps;
1948 to 1949
Military:
United States Marine Corps (recalled to active duty);
1950 to 1952
County Government:
Fillmore County, Minnesota (Sheriff);
1959 to 1967
U.S. Executive Branch:
Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission (Commissioner, Appointed by President Jimmy Carter);
11/04/1977 to 02/26/1981
[Appointed]
State Legislative Staff:
Legislative Assistant for Speaker Harry Sieben, Jr.;
1981 to ?
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Public Safety (Assistant Commissioner);
1983 to 1990
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Helen Anderson (married in 1954)
Children:
Five children: Renee, Susan, Karen, and Heidi (daughters); Thomas (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
He died at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota.
Body:
House
District:
35A
Elected:
11/2/1976
Residence:
Preston
Term of Office:
1/3/1977 to 11/4/1977
(unfinished term)
Counties Represented:
Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Appropriations
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Appropriations: State Departments Division (Chair)
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Criminal Justice
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Financial Institutions and Insurance
-
Rules and Legislative Administration
Reason for unfinished term:
Appointed to other office
Session Notes:
He resigned on November 4, 1977 after he was appointed Commissioner of the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission by President Jimmy Carter.
Body:
House
District:
35A
Elected:
11/5/1974
Residence:
Preston
Term of Office:
1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
Counties Represented:
Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Appropriations
-
Appropriations: State Departments Division (Chair)
-
Crime Prevention and Corrections
-
Rules and Legislative Administration
Body:
House
District:
35A
Elected:
11/7/1972
Residence:
Preston
Term of Office:
1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
Counties Represented:
Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted
Occupation:
Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Appropriations: State Departments Division (Chair)
-
Crime Prevention and Corrections
-
Judiciary
-
Rules and Legislative Administration
Body:
House
District:
01A
Elected:
11/3/1970
Residence:
Preston
Term of Office:
1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
Counties Represented:
Fillmore
Occupation:
Securities Broker/Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Appropriations
-
Crime Prevention
-
Local Government
-
Reapportionment and Elections
Body:
House
District:
01A
Elected:
11/5/1968
Residence:
Preston
Term of Office:
1/6/1969 to 1/3/1971
Counties Represented:
Fillmore
Occupation:
Securities Broker/Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Conservation
-
Crime Prevention
-
Elections and Reapportionment
-
Financial Institutions and Securities
-
Labor Relations
-
Land and Water Resources
Articles & Books About
Articles & Books By
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Haugerud, Neil. Holiday Forever. Longboat Key, Florida: Telemachus Press, 2011.
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Haugerud, Neil. Jailhouse Stories: Memories of a Small-Town Sheriff. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1999.
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Haugerud, Neil. Do It Yourself Probate Guide. St. Paul: Haugerud, 1987.
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.