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    Stumpf, Jr., Peter P.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1975-82 (District 64)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 3/2/1948
    Birth Place: Saint Paul, Minnesota
    Birth County: Ramsey
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 12/3/2010
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Educator

    EDUCATION

    Nazareth Hall Preparatory School; Secondary;
    College of St. Thomas; B.A.; Political Science and Secondary Education, 1971
    University of Minnesota; Attended Graduate School; Graduate Work, 1972

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Board/Commissioner: Ramsey County, Minnesota (Ramsey County Study Commisssion); 1973 to 1974
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Metropolitan Transit Commission (Chair, Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich); 01/1983 to 07/1984 [Appointed]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: education, taxes, environment, labor legislation, urban affairs, housing.

    He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for the Minnesota Senate in the 1992 primary election.

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

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    Total Days Served: 2918

    SESSIONS SERVED

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: Senate
    District: 64
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Educator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Joint House/Senate Subcommittee on Libraries (Chair)
    • Elections and Reapportionment (Chair)
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education
    • Finance: Semi-States/DOT
    • Rules and Administration
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: Senate
    District: 64
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Educator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Joint House/Senate Subcommittee on Libraries (Chair)
    • Education: Post-Secondary and Higher Education
    • Education: Special Programs (Chair)
    • Energy and Housing
    • Energy and Housing: Housing
    • Finance
    • Finance: Computers (Chair)
    • Finance: Education
    • Finance: Semi-State and Transportation

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: Senate
    District: 64
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Educator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Joint House/Senate Subcommittee on Libraries (Chair)
    • Education: Post-Secondary and Higher Education
    • Education: Special Programs (Chair)
    • Energy and Housing
    • Energy and Housing: Housing
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education
    • Finance: Semi-State and Transportation
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: Senate
    District: 64
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1975 to 1/2/1977 (Special Election)
    Oath Date: 1/7/1975
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Educator
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Notes: He was one of the first four Senators to run with party designation since nonpartisan elections had been implemented in the 1914 elections.
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Assessment and Accountability
    • Education: Special Education in State Institutions
    • Education: Special Programs
    • Education: Teacher Preparation, Standards and Certification
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Land Use and Physical Development
    • Natural Resources and Agriculture
    • Natural Resources and Agriculture: Environmental Protection
    Session Notes: He won the Senate special election held due to the resignation of Ed Novak. He was sworn in on January 7, 1975.

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    • "Peter P. Stumpf, Jr. (Obituary)." St. Paul Pioneer Press, December 5, 2010.

    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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