Senate 1987-92 (District 28); Senate 1993-2010 (District 22)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served: Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan
Rural School; Elementary School; One Room SchoolhouseTracy High School; Secondary; 1949
Spouse: Wava Carlson (married on April 5, 1950) Children: Six children: (one child was deceased while he was in office) Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Barbara Vickerman - Cousin-in-Law
Special Legislative Concerns: taxes, environment and natural resources, health and human services, agriculture, local and metro concerns, education, rural health, transportation, veterans, local government.He grew up on a farm.Religion provided by the Natural Resources Defense Council's State Directories 2005 and Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006, and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1987-88.
The photos in this collection were scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library, and are included in the Minnesota Reflections collection.