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    Lee, Loziene Julius "L.J."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1961-66 (District 65); House 1967-72 (District 65B)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus

    Counties Served:  Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Pennington, Red Lake

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 3/18/1907
    Birth Place: Glenwood, Minnesota
    Birth County: Pope
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 5/9/1999
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: L.J.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Bagley
    Occupation (when first elected): Union Representative, Operating Engineers Union

    EDUCATION

    Clearwater County Public Schools; Elementary School; 8th Grade Education

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Council/Aldermen: Bagley, Minnesota (Village Council); 1953 to 1958 [Elected]
    County Board/Commissioner: Clearwater, Minnesota (County Commissioner); 1958 to 1960
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Governor's Constitutional Committee; 196? to 19?? [Appointed]
    Municipal Mayor: Bagley, Minnesota (City Mayor); 197? to 198?
    Board of Regents: University of Minnesota (7th Congressional District); 09/1972 to 1979

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Ferol Anderson (married on June 3, 1934; she died on August 24, 1998)
    Children: Two children: Catherine (daughter), John (son)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He came to Gonvick, Clearwater County, Minnesota in 1914, with his family. He moved to Bagley, Minnesota in 1939.

    "Active in politics since 1933, Lee participated in the joining together of the Farmer-Labor Party and the Democratic Party in Clearwater County in the early 1940s..." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, January 21, 1979)

    "Lee, an elder in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, was raised a Republican but shed that formal party allegiance when Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for president." "He voted for F.D.R. in 1932 and has been a Democrat ever since." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, October 2, 1984)

    He died from heart failure in Clearwater County Memorial Hospital in Bagley, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Faith Lutheran Church in Bagley, Minnesota. He was buried in the Bagley City Cemetery in Minnesota.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1969-70.

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    Total Days Served: 4382

    SESSIONS SERVED

    67th Legislative Session (1971-1972)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 65B
    Elected: 11/3/1970
    Residence: Bagley
    Term of Office: 1/5/1971 to 1/1/1973
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Active in politics since 1933, Lee participated in the joining together of the Farmer-Labor Party and the Democratic Party in Clearwater County in the early 1940s..." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, January 21, 1979); "He voted for F.D.R. in 1932 and has been a Democrat ever since." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, October 2, 1984)
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Judiciary
    • Local Government
    • Natural Resources
    • Regulated Industries
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader

    66th Legislative Session (1969-1970)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 65B
    Elected: 11/5/1968
    Residence: Bagley
    Term of Office: 1/7/1969 to 1/4/1971
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Active in politics since 1933, Lee participated in the joining together of the Farmer-Labor Party and the Democratic Party in Clearwater County in the early 1940s..." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, January 21, 1979); "He voted for F.D.R. in 1932 and has been a Democrat ever since." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, October 2, 1984)
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Conservation
    • County and Township Government
    • Insurance
    • Public Institutions
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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    65th Legislative Session (1967-1968)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 65B
    Elected: 11/8/1966
    Residence: Bagley
    Term of Office: 1/3/1967 to 1/6/1969
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Active in politics since 1933, Lee participated in the joining together of the Farmer-Labor Party and the Democratic Party in Clearwater County in the early 1940s..." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, January 21, 1979); "He voted for F.D.R. in 1932 and has been a Democrat ever since." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, October 2, 1984)
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Dairy Products and Livestock
    • Forestry and Public Domain
    • Game and Fish
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Towns and Counties

    64th Legislative Session (1965-1966)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 65
    Elected: 11/3/1964
    Residence: Bagley
    Term of Office: 1/5/1965 to 1/2/1967
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Mahnomen
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Active in politics since 1933, Lee participated in the joining together of the Farmer-Labor Party and the Democratic Party in Clearwater County in the early 1940s..." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, January 21, 1979); "He voted for F.D.R. in 1932 and has been a Democrat ever since." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, October 2, 1984)
    Committees:
    • Game and Fish
    • Law Enforcement and Juvenile Delinquency
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Towns and Counties

    63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 65
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Bagley
    Term of Office: 1/8/1963 to 1/4/1965
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Mahnomen
    Occupation: Union Representative, Operating Engineers Union
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Active in politics since 1933, Lee participated in the joining together of the Farmer-Labor Party and the Democratic Party in Clearwater County in the early 1940s..." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, January 21, 1979); "He voted for F.D.R. in 1932 and has been a Democrat ever since." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, October 2, 1984)
    Committees:
    • Forestry and Public Domain
    • Game and Fish
    • Law Enforcement and Juvenile Delinquency
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Towns and Counties
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    62nd Legislative Session (1961-1962)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 65
    Elected: 11/8/1960
    Residence: Bagley
    Term of Office: 1/3/1961 to 1/7/1963
    Counties Represented: Clearwater, Pennington, Red Lake
    Occupation: Union Representative, Operating Engineers Union
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus Party Notes: "Active in politics since 1933, Lee participated in the joining together of the Farmer-Labor Party and the Democratic Party in Clearwater County in the early 1940s…" (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, January 21, 1979); "He voted for F.D.R. in 1932 and has been a Democrat ever since." (Fargo-Moorhead Forum, October 2, 1984)
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Drainage and Soil Conservation
    • Forestry and Public Domain
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Reapportionment

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "DFL Activist L.J. Lee Dies at 92 (Obituary)." St. Paul Pioneer Press, May 12, 1999.

    Her, Lucy Y. "L.J. Lee, Former State Legislator, Dies at 92 (Obituary)." Star Tribune, May 12, 1999.

    "L.J. Lee (Obituary)." Grand Forks Herald, May 11, 1999.

    "Bagley Mayor to End 32 Years of Public Service." Fargo-Moorhead Forum, October 2, 1984.

    Fedor, Liz. "DFL Elder Lee to End Long Career." Grand Forks Herald, September 30, 1984, p. 1B, 8B.

    Collins, Dorothy. "Civic Duties Force Lee to Quit U. of M. Regent Post." Fargo-Moorhead Forum, January 21, 1979.

    Vick, Karl. "Regent Leaves Meeting Over ERA Dispute." Minnesota Daily, July 10, 1978.

    Karlson, Karl. "Regent Lee Objects to Letter, Leaves (Equal Rights Amendment)." St. Paul Dispatch, July 7, 1978.

    "Legislator's Biographies, L.J. Lee." Crookston Daily Times, May 5, 1976.

    Brown, Terry. "Religion and Government: L.J. Lee Revisited." Minnesota Daily, October 8, 1975, p. 7, 17.

    "L.J. Lee Responds to Sun Essay." Northfield? Sun, June 5, 1975.

    "Lee Re-Elected Regent Despite Large Protest." Fargo-Moorhead Forum, March 21, 1975.

    "Regent L.J. Lee Balks at Commending Probe." St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 10, 1975, p. 18.

    Garrick, Lee. "Lee Admits Religious Questioning." St. Paul Dispatch, October 16, 1974, p. 1, 4.

    Garrick, Lee. "Regent Lee Admits Religion Issue Role, In U President Pick." St. Paul Pioneer Press, September 7, 1974.


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