Senate 1993-2002 (District 36); Senate 2003-2004 (District 37)
Party when first elected: Independent Republican
Counties Served: Dakota
Burnsville High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1978St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; Philosophy and Political Science, 1982William Mitchell College of Law; J.D.; 1986
Spouse: Laurie Sjoquist Children: Two children: Ann and Tim Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Howard A. Knutson - Father
Special Legislative Concerns: health care, education, K-12 education, taxes, environment, crime, state government finance reform, criminal justice.He was appointed to a District Judge position in June 2004.He was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1999-2000 and a newspaper article..
The photos in this collection were scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library, and are included in the Minnesota Reflections collection.