House 1991-92 (District 59B); House 1993-2000 (District 60B); Senate 2001-2002 (District 60)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
7/27/1961
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Special Assistant Attorney General/Adjunct Law Professor, University of Minnesota Law School
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota; B.A.; History and Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, 1983
Princeton University; Attended Graduate School; Ph.D. Candidate in American History, 1983-1984
University of Chicago; J.D.; 1987
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Intern for Mayor Don Fraser);
1981 to 1983
Judicial Administration:
United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit (Law Clerk to Judge Gerald W. Heaney);
1987 to 1988
State Attorney General Staff:
Minnesota Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General's Division (Special Assistant Attorney General);
1988 to 1991
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single (when first elected); Jeanne Farrar (married while in office)
Children:
Two children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: urban sprawl, regional governance, transit, taxes, environment.
He was named the 2005-2006 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs. (CURA Reporter Summer 2005)
He is the Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law at the University of Minnesota Law School.