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    Heir, Phil

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    House 1991-92 (District 50B)

    Party when first elected:  Independent Republican

    Counties Served:  Anoka

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 3/??/1938
    Birth Place: ,
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    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Blaine
    Occupation (when first elected): Senior Systems Analyst, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

    EDUCATION

    Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota; Attended College;
    Northwestern Theological Seminary; Postsecondary;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Agency: Minnesota Department of Administration; 19?? to 19??
    State Agency: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Systems Analyst); 1983 to 1991

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Linda
    Children: Four children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Blaine, Minnesota in 1974.

    "When Heir and his wife moved to Blaine in 1974 to be closer to their church, he quickly became involved in local politics. 'Everybody was a Democrat out there, so I went to a Democratic caucus,' he recalls of his first precinct caucus. The following year, he went to the IR caucus. 'I just felt philosophically more comfortable there,' he says." ("For IR Phil Heir, '3' Is the Magic Number." Session Weekly, March 15, 1991, p. 14)

    He ran unsuccessfully as the Independent Republican party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1988 and 1990 elections.

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    Total Days Served: 697

    SESSIONS SERVED

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1991
    Body: House
    District: 50B
    Elected: 2/5/1991
    Residence: Blaine
    Term of Office: 2/7/1991 to 1/3/1993 (Special Election)
    Oath Date: 2/7/1991
    Counties Represented: Anoka
    Occupation: Senior Systems Analyst, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Higher Education Division
    • Energy
    • Housing
    • Regulated Industries
    Session Notes: He won the seat vacated by Joe Quinn who won in the general election but did not take office. Phil Heir was sworn in on February 7, 1991.
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