Ohnstad, Michas M. "Mike"
House 1973-74 (District 19A)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Anoka, Chisago, Isanti
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/14/1926
Birth Place:
Hinckley, Minnesota
Birth County:
Pine
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Mike
City of Residence (when first elected):
Stacy
Occupation (when first elected):
Teacher/Clergyman/Social Worker
EDUCATION
Hinckley High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1944
Minnesota School of Business; Postsecondary; Graduate, 1948
Rutgers University; Attended College; School of Alcohol Studies
University of Utah; Attended College; School of Alcohol Studies
Texas Christian University; Attended College;
Uppsala University, Sweden; Attended College;
Augustana College; B.A.; 1952
Western Kentucky University; B.A.; 1951
Lutheran Theological Seminary; M.Div.; Master of Divinity, Ordained 1956
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army (World War II, Pacific Theatre of Operations-Cabanatuan, Luzon, the Philippines,
Yokohoma, Hiroshima: Atomic Bomb Commission, and Tokyo, Japan: General
MacArthur's Headquarters);
01/04/1945 to 01/11/1947
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Veterans Homes Board (Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich and Governor Arne Carlson);
198? to 19??
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (Appointed by Governor Arne Carlson);
199? to 199?
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Alma
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He served as the Director of Rehabilitation, and the State of Minnesota National Chaplain for the American Legion.
Religion provided by the member.
Body:
House
District:
19A
Elected:
11/7/1972
Residence:
Stacy
Term of Office:
1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
Counties Represented:
Anoka, Chisago, Isanti
Occupation:
Teacher/Clergyman/Social Worker
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Crime Prevention and Corrections
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Education
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Health and Welfare
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Labor-Management Relations
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
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.
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