House 1977-80 (District 66A); Senate 1981-92 (District 66)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/25/1936
Birth Place:
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
2/29/2020
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Gene
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Electrical Engineer; Design Engineering Supervisor, 3M Company
EDUCATION
St. Cloud Cathedral High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1954
Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Attended College;
University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology; B.E.E.; Electrical Engineering, 1964
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Watershed District:
Sauk River Watershed District (Advisory Board);
[Dates Unknown]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Mississippi River Parkway Commission;
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Army (Korean War; 3 years);
19?? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Bernadine Riemer (married on April 25, 1959)
Children:
Six children: Jeanne, Paul, Bridget, Renee, John, and David
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: finance, transit, pensions, health and welfare.
He announced he was running, as an Independent, for the United States House of Representatives' 7th Congressional District in the 2010 election.
He worked on the guidance system for an Apollo Space Mission.
He was interred at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, Minnesota.
He was a member of St. Casimir's Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He moved to Grey Eagle, Minnesota around 1993 and became a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1977-78.