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    North, Robert D. "Bob"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1969-72 (District 48A); Senate 1973-76 (District 62)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/12/1942
    Birth Place: Rochester, Minnesota
    Birth County: Olmsted
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Episcopalian
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Bob
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Rector, Epiphany Episcopal Church

    EDUCATION

    Kenyon College, School of Divinity, Gambier, Ohio; B.D.; With Honors in History, 1967
    Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota; B.A.; History, and Rhetoric and Public Address
    D.D.; After He Left Office

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Karen
    Children: Four children: Mary Beth and Sarah (while in office); two additional children (after he left office)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

    He was raised in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.

    He was a member of Phi Kappa Delta.

    He moved to Galena, Illinois after he left office.

    Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.

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    Total Days Served: 2919

    SESSIONS SERVED

    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Priest, Episcopal Church
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: State Boards and Commissions (Chair)
    • Health, Welfare and Corrections
    • Health, Welfare and Corrections: Corrections
    • Health, Welfare and Corrections: Health
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Metropolitan Governments
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Operations and Structure (Chair)

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: Senate
    District: 62
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Priest, Episcopal Church
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: State Boards and Commissions (Chair)
    • Health, Welfare and Corrections
    • Health, Welfare and Corrections: Corrections
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Metropolitan Government
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Metropolitan Transportation
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    67th Legislative Session (1971-1972)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1971
    Body: House
    District: 48A
    Elected: 11/3/1970
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
    Oath Date: 1/5/1971
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Priest, Episcopal Church
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • City Government
    • Crime Prevention
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • Higher Education
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs

    66th Legislative Session (1969-1970)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1969
    Body: House
    District: 48A
    Elected: 11/5/1968
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/6/1969 to 1/3/1971
    Oath Date: 1/7/1969
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Rector, Epiphany Episcopal Church
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Cities of the First Class
    • Crime Prevention
    • General Legislation, Veterans, and Consumer Affairs
    • Higher Education
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
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    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.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
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