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    Langseth, Keith L.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1975-78 (District 9B); Senate 1981-2012 (District 9)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Traverse, Wilkin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 1/20/1938
    Birth Place: Glyndon, Minnesota
    Birth County: Clay
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Glyndon
    Occupation (when first elected): Dairy Farmer

    EDUCATION

    Glyndon High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1956

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Lorraine
    Children: Three children: Dan "Danny", Gayle, and Joy
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: agriculture and natural resources, transportation, education, tax policy, bonding, small business.

    He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1978 election. His opponent, Merlyn O. Valan, defeated him by 15 votes so an automatic recount occurred. The recount confirmed that Merlyn O. Valan had won.

    Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975 and Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.

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    Total Days Served: 13146

    SESSIONS SERVED

    87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/2011
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/2/2010
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
    Oath Date: 1/4/2011
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Traverse, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Finance
    • Rules and Administration
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    86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2009
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
    Oath Date: 1/3/2007
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Traverse, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Veterans
    • Capital Investment (Chair)
    • Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
    • Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
    • Rules and Administration
    • Taxes
    • Transportation
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    85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2007
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
    Oath Date: 1/3/2007
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Traverse, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Veterans
    • Capital Investment (Chair)
    • Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
    • Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
    • Rules and Administration
    • Taxes
    • Transportation
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    84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/2005
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/5/2002
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 12/31/2006
    Oath Date: 1/7/2003
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Traverse, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2005 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment (Chair)
    • Finance
    • Finance: K-12 Education Budget Division
    • Finance: Transportation Budget Division
    • Rules and Administration
    • Transportation
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    83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/2003
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/5/2002
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 12/31/2006
    Oath Date: 1/7/2003
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Traverse, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2003 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2003 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment (Chair)
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Environment and Natural Resources: Game and Fish
    • Finance
    • Finance: Early Childhood-Grade 12 Education Budget Division-2003/K-12 Education Budget Division-2004
    • Finance: Transportation Policy and Budget Division
    • Rules and Administration
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    82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2001
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/7/2000
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
    Oath Date: 1/3/2001
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2001 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2001 1st Sp.S. - Author
    2002 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2002 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment (Chair)
    • Education
    • Education: Early Childhood-Grade 12 Education Budget Division
    • Finance
    • Finance: Transportation and Public Safety Budget Division
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Senate Budget
    • Transportation
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    81st Legislative Session (1999-2000) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1999
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/5/1996
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/6/1997 to 12/31/2000
    Oath Date: 1/7/1997
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Children, Families and Learning
    • Children, Families and Learning/Education Finance: K-12 Education Budget Division
    • Education Finance (Chair)
    • Local and Metropolitan Government
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Senate Budget
    • Transportation
    • Transportation/State Government Finance: Transportation Budget Division

    80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1997
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/5/1996
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/6/1997 to 12/31/2000
    Oath Date: 1/7/1997
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Children, Families and Learning
    • Children, Families and Learning/Education Finance: K-12 Education Budget Division
    • Education Finance (Chair)
    • Local and Metropolitan Government
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Senate Budget
    • Transportation
    • Transportation/State Government Finance: Transportation Budget Division
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    79th Legislative Session (1995-1996) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1995
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/3/1992
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/4/1993 to 1/5/1997
    Oath Date: 1/5/1993
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Funding Division
    • Finance
    • Finance: Finance State Government Division
    • Metropolitan and Local Government
    • Metropolitan and Local Government: Intergovernmental Relations
    • Transportation and Public Transit
    • Transportation and Public Transit: Transportation and Public Transit Finance Division (Chair)
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    78th Legislative Session (1993-1994)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1993
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/3/1992
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/4/1993 to 1/5/1997
    Oath Date: 1/5/1993
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Funding Division
    • Finance
    • Finance: Finance State Government Division
    • Metropolitan and Local Government
    • Metropolitan and Local Government: Intergovernmental Relations
    • Transportation and Public Transit
    • Transportation and Public Transit: Transportation and Public Transit Finance Division (Chair)

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1991
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
    Oath Date: 1/8/1991
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Early Childhood/Special Populations
    • Education: Education Funding Division
    • Education: Governance and Structures
    • Finance
    • Finance: Agriculture/Transportation/Regulation Division (Chair)
    • Metropolitan Affairs
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: Commercial Policy
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    76th Legislative Session (1989-1990) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1989
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/4/1986
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/5/1987 to 1/6/1991
    Oath Date: 1/6/1987
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Funding Division
    • Education: Higher Education Division
    • Finance
    • Finance: Agriculture/Transportation and Semi-States Division (Chair)
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: General Policy, Rural and Commercial
    • Veterans and Military Affairs

    75th Legislative Session (1987-1988)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1987
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/4/1986
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/5/1987 to 1/6/1991
    Oath Date: 1/6/1987
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Aids Division
    • Education: Higher Education Division
    • Finance
    • Finance: Agriculture/Transportation and Semi-States Division (Chair)
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: General Policy and Rural and Commercial
    • Veterans

    74th Legislative Session (1985-1986) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1985
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/4/1987
    Oath Date: 1/4/1983
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Aids
    • Education: Education Operation and Governance
    • Finance
    • Finance: Agriculture/Transportation/Semi-States (Chair)
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: General Policy
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    73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1983
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/4/1987
    Oath Date: 1/4/1983
    Counties Represented: Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Aids
    • Education: Educational Operation and Governance
    • Finance
    • Finance: Agriculture/Transportation/Semi-States (Chair)
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: General Policy

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: Senate
    District: 09
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Natural Resources
    • Agriculture and Natural Resources: Agriculture
    • Agriculture and Natural Resources: Public Land and Water Resources
    • Education
    • Education: Education Aids
    • Education: Educational Organization and Special Programs (Chair)
    • General Legislation and Administrative Rules
    • Veterans' Affairs
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    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: House
    District: 09B
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • Health and Welfare
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: House
    District: 09B
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Glyndon
    Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/7/1975
    Counties Represented: Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
    Occupation: Dairy Farmer
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • Health and Welfare

    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.

    District News Files

    2000 (09)
    2001 (09)
    2002 (09)
    2003 (09)
    2004 (09)
    2005 (09)
    2006 (09)
    2007 (09)
    2008 (09)
    2009 (09)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    Photographs

    Senator Keith Langseth chairs a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. c. 1992. Photo credit: This image was scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.
    Senator Keith Langseth chairs a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. c. 1992. Photo credit: This image was scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.
    Portrait of Keith L. Langseth. c. 1991. Photo credit: Minnesota House of Representatives.
    Senator Keith Langseth, Senator Charlie Berg, and Senator LeRoy Stumpf confer during a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. c. 1987. Photo credit: This image was scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.
    Senator Keith Langseth, Senator Charlie Berg, and Senator LeRoy Stumpf in a discussion during a committee hearing, St. Paul, Minnesota. c. 1983-1986. Photo credit: This image was scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.
    Senators Chuck Davis, Gary DeCramer, LeRoy Stumpf, Charlie Berg, and Roger Moe discuss a bill during a Senate floor session, St. Paul, Minnesota. c. 1983-1986. Photo credit: This image was scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.
    Senator Keith Langseth, Senator Roger Moe, and Senator Marvin Hanson converse on the Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota. c. 1980-1982. Photo credit: This image was scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.

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