Reichgott Junge, Ember D.
Senate 1983-2000 (District 46)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/22/1953
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Former Name: Reichgott
Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Junge |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Robbinsdale
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
Robbinsdale High School; Secondary; Valedictorian, 1970
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; Psychology and Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, Shared Valedictorian, 1974
St. Thomas University; M.B.A.; 1991
Duke University Law School; J.D.; 1977
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Commission on the Economic Status of Women;
19?? to 19??
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission:
United States Senate (College Intern in United States Senator Walter Mondale's Office);
19?? to ?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single (when first elected); Michael Junge (first listed in 1994)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: education, family violence and children's issues, crime prevention, ethics, business law issues, taxes/taxation, corporate issues, public finance, human services, judiciary, housing, energy, economic development, small business and corporate issues.
From 1983-1993 she was listed as Ember Reichgott. From 1994-1996 her last name was listed as Reichgott Junge. From 1997-2000 Reichgott was listed as her middle name and her last name was listed as Junge.
She ran as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsed candidate for Minnesota Attorney General in the 1998 primary election which she lost to Mike Hatch.
She sought and lost the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement to Keith Ellison for the 5th Congressional House District in May 2006. Although she lost the endorsement, she still ran in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary which was won by Ellison.
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/5/1996
Residence:
New Hope
Term of Office:
1/6/1997 to 12/31/2000
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Children, Families and Learning
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Children, Families and Learning/Education Finance: K-12 Education Budget Division
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Crime Prevention
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Election Laws
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Judiciary/Crime Prevention/Human Resources Finance: Crime Prevention and Judiciary Budget Division
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Rules and Administration
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Rules and Administration: Bill Referral (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Committees
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Rules and Administration: Ethical Conduct (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Permanent and Joint Rules (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Personnel
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Rules and Administration: Senate Audit
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State Government Finance
Leadership Position:
Assistant Majority Leader
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/5/1996
Residence:
New Hope
Term of Office:
1/6/1997 to 12/31/2000
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Children, Families and Learning
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Children, Families and Learning/Education Finance: K-12 Education Budget Division
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Crime Prevention
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Election Laws
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Judiciary/Crime Prevention/Human Resources Finance: Crime Prevention and Judiciary Budget Division
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Rules and Administration
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Rules and Administration: Bill Referral (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Committees
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Rules and Administration: Ethical Conduct (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Permanent and Joint Rules (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Personnel
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State Government Finance
Leadership Position:
Assistant Majority Leader
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/3/1992
Residence:
New Hope
Term of Office:
1/4/1993 to 1/5/1997
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Education
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Education: Education Funding Division
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Ethics and Campaign Reform
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Judiciary
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Rules and Administration
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Rules and Administration: Bill Referral (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Committees
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Rules and Administration: Ethical Conduct (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Permanent and Joint Rules (Chair)
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Rules and Administration: Personnel
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Income and Sales Tax
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Property Tax
Leadership Position:
Assistant Majority Leader
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/3/1992
Residence:
New Hope
Term of Office:
1/4/1993 to 1/5/1997
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Education
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Education: Education Funding Division
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Ethics and Campaign Reform
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Judiciary (Chair)
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Rules and Administration
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Rules and Administration: Permanent and Joint Rules
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Income and Sales Tax (Chair)
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Property Tax
Leadership Position:
Majority Whip
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/6/1990
Residence:
New Hope
Term of Office:
1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Corporate Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Education
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Education: Early Childhood/Special Populations
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Education: Education Funding Division
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Education: Governance and Structures
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Energy and Public Utilities
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Civil Law Division
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Redistricting
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Income, Sales, and Economic Development Division
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Property Taxes and Local Government Aids Division (Chair)
Leadership Position:
Majority Whip
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/4/1986
Residence:
New Hope
Term of Office:
1/5/1987 to 1/6/1991
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Corporate Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Economic Development and Housing
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Education
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Education: Education Funding Division
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Education: Higher Education Division
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Education: Joint Senate/House Library
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Civil Law Division (Chair)
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Economic Development (Chair)
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Income Tax Division
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/4/1986
Residence:
New Hope
Term of Office:
1/5/1987 to 1/6/1991
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Economic Development and Housing
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Education
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Education: Education Aids Division
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Education: Higher Education Division
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Education: Joint Senate/House Library
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Civil Law Division
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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Taxes and Tax Laws: Income Tax
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/2/1982
Residence:
New Hope
Term of Office:
1/3/1983 to 1/4/1987
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Education
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Education: Education Operation and Governance
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Education: Post-Secondary and Higher Education
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Energy and Housing
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Energy and Housing: Energy
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Judicial Administration (Chair)
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Judiciary: Revisor's Bill
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Local and Urban Government
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Local and Urban Government: Urban Government
Body:
Senate
District:
46
Elected:
11/2/1982
Residence:
Robbinsdale
Term of Office:
1/3/1983 to 1/4/1987
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Education
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Education: Educational Operation and Governance
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Education: Post-Secondary and Higher Education
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Energy and Housing
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Energy and Housing: Energy
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Judicial Administration (Chair)
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Judiciary: Revisor's Bills
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Local and Urban Government
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Local and Urban Government: Urban Government
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