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    Thorup, Stanley N. "Stan"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1971-72 (District 57); Senate 1973-74 (District 47)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

    Counties Served:  Anoka, Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 9/19/1929
    Birth Place: Leal, North Dakota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 9/10/1997
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Stan
    City of Residence (when first elected): Blaine
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer

    EDUCATION

    Marshall High School, Minneapolis; Secondary; Graduate
    Hamline University; B.A.;
    William Mitchell College of Law; B.S.L.;
    William Mitchell College of Law; LL.B.;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Judicial Administration: Minnesota Supreme Court (Law Clerk); 19?? to 19??
    Military: United States Army; 19?? to 19??
    Municipal Board/Commission: Blaine, Minnesota (Charter Commission, Chair); 19?? to 19??
    Judge: Blaine and Spring Lake Park, Minnesota (Municipal Judge); 1962 to 1968
    Judge: Anoka County District Court, Minnesota (District Court Judge, Appointed by Governor Wendell Anderson); 07/01/1974 to 07/1997 [Appointed]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Bernadette Mohawk
    Children: Four children: Patricia (daughter); Bradley, Jeffrey, and Brian (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

    He was a golf professional and a member of the Metropolitan Jazz Quartet.

    He died from a heart attack at his cabin on Lake Margaret in Brainerd, Minnesota.

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    Total Days Served: 1272

    SESSIONS SERVED

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 47
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Blaine
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 6/28/1974 (unfinished term)
    Counties Represented: Anoka
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Finance: Welfare and Corrections
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Criminal Law and Correction (Chair)
    • Judiciary: Judiciary
    • Labor and Commerce
    • Labor and Commerce: Labor (Chair)
    Reason for unfinished term: Appointed to other office
    Session Notes: He was appointed District Court Judge in Anoka County by Governor Wendell Anderson.
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    67th Legislative Session (1971-1972)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 57
    Elected: 11/3/1970
    Residence: Blaine
    Term of Office: 1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Judiciary
    • Local Government
    • Urban Affairs

    OTHER INFORMATION

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