Trimble, Steve
House 1987-2000 (District 67B)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/21/1942
Birth Place:
Emporia, Kansas
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
College Teacher/Free Lance Historian
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University; B.A.; History
University of Chicago; Ph.D. Candidate; History
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Tracey Baker (divorced in 1995)
Children:
Two children: Meridel and Thomas
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Body:
House
District:
67B
Elected:
11/3/1998
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/4/1999 to 12/31/2000
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Teacher
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Capital Investment
Minutes
-
Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Minutes
-
Jobs and Economic Development Policy
Minutes
Body:
House
District:
67B
Elected:
11/5/1996
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/6/1997 to 1/3/1999
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Teacher
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Agriculture
Minutes
-
Agriculture: Joint House/Senate Special Select Subcommittee on Agricultural Education
Minutes
-
Capital Investment
-
Economic Development and International Trade
-
Economic Development and International Trade: Economic Development Finance Division (Chair)
-
Economic Development and International Trade: Housing and Housing Finance Division
-
Economic Development and International Trade: International Trade
Body:
House
District:
67B
Elected:
11/8/1994
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/2/1995 to 1/5/1997
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Teacher
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Capital Investment
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
-
Housing
-
Housing: Reclaiming and Recycling Vacant Housing
-
Regulated Industries and Energy (Chair)
[He became the Chair on March 7, 1995, after Joel Jacods resigned from the Minnesota Legislature.]
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Rules and Legislative Administration
-
Rules and Legislative Administration: Rules
Body:
House
District:
67B
Elected:
11/3/1992
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/4/1993 to 1/1/1995
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Teacher
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Agriculture: Soil and Water Resources
-
Capital Investment
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
-
Rules and Legislative Administration
-
Rules and Legislative Administration: Personnel
Leadership Position:
Assistant Majority Leader
Body:
House
District:
67B
Elected:
11/6/1990
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Teacher
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Appropriations
-
Appropriations: Joint Claims
-
Appropriations: State Government Division
-
Economic Development
-
Economic Development: Review of Economic Development Strategies
-
Energy
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Environment and Natural Resources: Game and Fish
-
Rules and Legislative Administration
Leadership Position:
Assistant Majority Leader
Body:
House
District:
67B
Elected:
11/8/1988
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/2/1989 to 1/6/1991
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Teacher
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Education
-
Education: Higher Education Division
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Environment and Natural Resources: Solid Waste (Chair)
-
Labor-Management Relations
-
Labor-Management Relations: Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Compensation
-
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
-
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs: Metro Affairs
Body:
House
District:
67B
Elected:
11/4/1986
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/5/1987 to 1/1/1989
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
College Teacher/Free Lance Historian
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Education
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Future and Technology
-
Future and Technology: Futurist
-
Future and Technology: Telecommunication
-
Higher Education
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