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    Trimble, Steve

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    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

    Most recent term photo
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    Total Days Served: 5110

    SESSIONS SERVED

    81st Legislative Session (1999-2000)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1999
    Body: House
    District: 67B
    Elected: 11/3/1998
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1999 to 12/31/2000
    Oath Date: 1/5/1999
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Teacher
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment Minutes
    • Jobs and Economic Development Finance Minutes
    • Jobs and Economic Development Policy Minutes

    80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1997
    Body: House
    District: 67B
    Elected: 11/5/1996
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/6/1997 to 1/3/1999
    Oath Date: 1/7/1997
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Teacher
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    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

    79th Legislative Session (1995-1996)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1995
    Body: House
    District: 67B
    Elected: 11/8/1994
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1995 to 1/5/1997
    Oath Date: 1/3/1995
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Teacher
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    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.]
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Rules and Legislative Administration: Rules
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    78th Legislative Session (1993-1994)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1993
    Body: House
    District: 67B
    Elected: 11/3/1992
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/4/1993 to 1/1/1995
    Oath Date: 1/5/1993
    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

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1991
    Body: House
    District: 67B
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
    Oath Date: 1/8/1991
    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
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    76th Legislative Session (1989-1990)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1989
    Body: House
    District: 67B
    Elected: 11/8/1988
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/2/1989 to 1/6/1991
    Oath Date: 1/3/1989
    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

    75th Legislative Session (1987-1988)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1987
    Body: House
    District: 67B
    Elected: 11/4/1986
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1987 to 1/1/1989
    Oath Date: 1/6/1987
    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

    OTHER INFORMATION

    News Sources

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    District News Files

    2000 (67B)
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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