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Leighton, Jr., Robert "Rob"

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House 1995-2002 (District 27B)

Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served: Mower

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/7/1965

Birth Place: Austin, Minnesota

Birth County: Mower

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names: Rob

City of Residence (when first elected): Austin

Occupation (when first elected): Attorney

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota; B.A.; Economics
University of California, Berkeley; J.D.; 1991

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Single (when first elected); Shawn (first listed in 1997)
Children: Two children: Tanner and Taylor (sons, twins, born while he was in office)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

His father, Robert Leighton Sr., ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota Senate in the 1958 election.

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Total Days Served: 2926

SESSIONS SERVED

82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2001

Body: House

District: 27B

Elected: 11/7/2000

Residence: Austin

Term of Office: 1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
Oath Date: 1/3/2001

Counties Represented: Mower

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2002 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Commerce, Jobs, and Economic Development Minutes
Taxes Minutes
Taxes: Sales and Income Tax Division Minutes

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81st Legislative Session (1999-2000)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/5/1999

Body: House

District: 27B

Elected: 11/3/1998

Residence: Austin

Term of Office: 1/4/1999 to 12/31/2000
Oath Date: 1/5/1999

Counties Represented: Mower

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Civil Law
Jobs and Economic Development Policy Minutes
Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
Taxes Minutes

Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader

80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/1997

Body: House

District: 27B

Elected: 11/5/1996

Residence: Austin

Term of Office: 1/6/1997 to 1/3/1999
Oath Date: 1/7/1997

Counties Represented: Mower

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Education Minutes
Education: K-12 Education Finance Division Minutes
Education: Quality Initiatives Minutes
Judiciary
Judiciary: Civil and Family Law Division
Judiciary: DWI
Labor-Management Relations
Rules and Legislative Administration

Leadership Position: Assistant Majority Leader

79th Legislative Session (1995-1996)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/1995

Body: House

District: 27B

Elected: 11/8/1994

Residence: Austin

Term of Office: 1/2/1995 to 1/5/1997
Oath Date: 1/3/1995

Counties Represented: Mower

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance
Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance: Transportation Finance Division
Environment and Natural Resources
International Trade and Economic Development
Labor-Management Relations

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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 (27B)

2001 (27B)

2002 (27B)

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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