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    Nelson, Sydney George "Syd"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1991-92 (District 12A); House 1993-94 (District 11A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Becker, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/12/1932
    Birth Place: Paddock, Minnesota
    Birth County: Otter Tail
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 7/10/2021
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Syd
    City of Residence (when first elected): Sebeka
    Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Former Wadena County Commissioner

    EDUCATION

    Sebeka High School; Secondary;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Board/Commissioner: Otter Tail County, Minnesota (County Commissioner; 20 years); [Dates Unknown]
    Municipal Government: Minnesota (Township Supervisor); [Dates Unknown]
    Municipal Government: Minnesota (Township Fire Warden; 45 years); [Dates Unknown]
    U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States House of Representatives (Agricultural Specialist to U.S. Representative Collin Peterson); [Dates Unknown]
    County Board/Commissioner: Wadena County, Minnesota (County Commissioner); 1986 to 1991

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Kathryn Johnson (married on February 14, 1960)
    Children: Three children: Bert, Karen, and Mark
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Edmund C. Weston  - Great Grandfather

    GENERAL NOTES

    "His great grandfather represented the same region in the House back in 1898." ("Nelson Political Genes Span Four Generations." Session Weekly, February 22, 1991, p. 14.) His great grandfather's name isn't provided.

    He is inurned at Paddock Bethel Cemetery, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

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    Total Days Served: 1456

    SESSIONS SERVED

    78th Legislative Session (1993-1994)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1993
    Body: House
    District: 11A
    Elected: 11/3/1992
    Residence: Sebeka
    Term of Office: 1/4/1993 to 1/1/1995
    Oath Date: 1/5/1993
    Counties Represented: Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena
    Occupation: Farmer/Former Wadena County Commissioner
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Agriculture: Dairy and Livestock
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Health and Housing Finance Division
    • Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
    • Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs: Local Government Relations (Chair)

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1991
    Body: House
    District: 12A
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Sebeka
    Term of Office: 1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
    Oath Date: 1/8/1991
    Counties Represented: Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena
    Occupation: Farmer/Former Wadena County Commissioner
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Agriculture: Dairy and Livestock
    • Agriculture: Soil and Water Resources
    • Economic Development
    • Economic Development: Small Business
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Government Structures Division
    • Governmental Operations: Personnel
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Standards and Regulations
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