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Rudolph George "Rudy, R.G." Perpich, Sr.
Senate 1963-70 (District 63)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
6/27/1928
Birth Place:
Carson Lake, Minnesota
Birth County:
St. Louis
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
9/21/1995
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Rudy, R.G.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Hibbing
Occupation (when first elected):
Dentist
EDUCATION
Hibbing High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1946
Hibbing Junior College; Junior College/Community College; Graduate
Marquette University; D.D.S.; 1954
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Army;
1946 to 1947
School Board/Administration:
Hibbing, Minnesota (School Board);
1956 to 1962
State Lieutenant Governor:
Minnesota;
01/04/1971 to 12/29/1976
[Elected]
State Governor:
Minnesota;
12/29/1976 to 01/04/1979
[Appointed]
State Governor:
Minnesota;
01/03/1983 to 01/07/1991
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Delores "Lola" Helen Simich (married on September 4, 1954)
Children:
Two children: Rudy Jr. (son), and Mary Sue (daughter)
GENERAL NOTES
He first became Governor of Minnesota when Wendell Anderson resigned to become a United States Senator.
He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate for Minnesota Governor in the 1978 election. He lost to Al Quie.
He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate for Minnesota Governor in the 1990 election. He lost to Arne Carlson.
Perpich died of colon cancer in 1995, at his home in Minnetonka.
Body:
Senate
District:
63
Elected:
11/8/1966
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/2/1967 to 1/3/1971
Oath Date:
1/3/1967
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Dentist
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Education
-
Elections and Reapportionment
-
General Legislation
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body:
Senate
District:
63
Elected:
11/8/1966
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/2/1967 to 1/3/1971
Oath Date:
1/3/1967
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Dentist
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Education
-
Election and Reapportionment
-
General Legislation
-
Public Domain
-
Public Highways
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Body:
Senate
District:
63
Elected:
11/6/1962
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/7/1963 to 1/1/1967
Oath Date:
1/8/1963
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Dentist
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Commerce
-
Elections and Reapportionment
-
Game and Fish
-
Public Welfare
-
Transportation and Communications
Body:
Senate
District:
63
Elected:
11/6/1962
Residence:
Hibbing
Term of Office:
1/7/1963 to 1/1/1967
Oath Date:
1/8/1963
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation:
Dentist
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Commerce
-
Game and Fish
-
Public Buildings
-
Public Welfare
-
Transportation and Communications
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