Warnke, Curtis B. "Curt"
House 1957-62 (District 13); House 1963-66 (District 22)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Yellow Medicine
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/18/1932
Birth Place:
Wood Lake, Minnesota
Birth County:
Yellow Medicine
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/27/2006
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Methodist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Curt
City of Residence (when first elected):
Wood Lake
Occupation (when first elected):
Student, University of Minnesota
EDUCATION
Wood Lake High School; Secondary; Graduate
University of Minnesota; Attended College; History, Political Science, and Sociology
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Commission on the Problems of Mentally Retarded, Handicapped and Gifted Children;
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He owned the Wood Lake News newspaper, 1966-1994.
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
"Warnke is an active DFL party worker and joins the liberal majority in the house." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Curtis B. Warnke." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
He died of cancer in Granite Falls, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Wood Lake United Methodist Church.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1963-64.
Elected:
11/3/1964
Residence:
Wood Lake
Term of Office:
1/4/1965 to 1/1/1967
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation:
None Listed
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
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Agriculture and Cooperatives
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Game and Fish
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Health and Welfare
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Labor-Management Relations
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Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/6/1962
Residence:
Wood Lake
Term of Office:
1/7/1963 to 1/3/1965
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation:
Student, University of Minnesota (Specializing in History, Political Science and Sociology)
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Cooperatives and Marketing
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Game and Fish
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Health and Welfare
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Industrial and Employee Relations
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Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected:
11/8/1960
Residence:
Wood Lake
Term of Office:
1/2/1961 to 1/6/1963
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation:
Student, University of Minnesota (Specializing in History, Political Science and Sociology)
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Game and Fish
-
Health
-
University
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/4/1958
Residence:
Wood Lake
Term of Office:
1/5/1959 to 1/1/1961
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation:
Student, University of Minnesota
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Game and Fish
-
Health
-
University
-
Welfare
Elected:
11/6/1956
Residence:
Wood Lake
Term of Office:
1/7/1957 to 1/4/1959
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation:
Student, University of Minnesota
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Party Notes: "Warnke is an active DFL party worker and joins the liberal majority in the house." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Curtis B. Warnke." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Game and Fish
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Public Institutions
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Towns and Counties
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Welfare
Articles & Books About
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Cohen, Ben. “He Represented, and Wrote About, Wood Lake.” Star Tribune, September 7, 2006.
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"Disease Hardly Slowed Curt Warnke (Obituary)." Marshall Independent, August 30, 2006.
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Gerdes, Vicki L. "Wood Lake News Is Back on Streets." Redwood Falls Gazette, October 18, 1993.
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"Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Curtis B. Warnke." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.