Senate 1967-74 (District 62); Senate 1975-76 (District 6)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/10/1932
Birth Place:
Carson Lake, Minnesota
Birth County:
St. Louis
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/28/2017
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
A.J., Tony
City of Residence (when first elected):
Eveleth
Occupation (when first elected):
Dentist
EDUCATION
Hibbing High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1949
Hibbing Junior College; Junior College/Community College; Graduate, 1951
Marquette University; D.D.S.; 1955
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Energy and Economic Development, Energy Division (Deputy Commissioner);
19?? to 11/30/1986
[Appointed]
Military:
United States Air Force;
19?? to 19??
State Agency:
Minnesota Department of Public Service (Commissioner);
12/01/1986 to 19??
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
In 1974, he ran for the eighth congressional district seat and won the DFL endorsement, but was defeated in the primaries. (Star Tribune, February 1, 2017)
He was a founding member of Anderson-Grittner Legislative Friends. (Star Tribune, February 1, 2017)
His funeral was held at St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church in Bramble, Minnesota.