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Gimse, Joseph R. "Joe"

Sessions Served    Other Information

Senate 2007-2012 (District 13)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/31/1957
Birth Place: Richmond, Minnesota
Birth County: Stearns
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion: Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: Joe
City of Residence (when first elected): Willmar
Occupation (when first elected): Home Builder/Land Developer/Self-Employed; Construction and Tree Service, Gimse Brothers Construction

EDUCATION

Willmar High School; Secondary; Graduate
Ridgewater College; A.A.S.; Automotive Technology, Certificate in Supervisory Management

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Army; 1974 to 1978

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Lanae
Children: Four children: Nicole, Jennifer, Jeffrey, and Kayli Jo
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Special Legislative Concerns: education, health care, economic development, transportation, business development.

He was raised on a farm near Mora, Minnesota.

He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1998 election and for the Minnesota Senate in the 2002 and 2012 elections.

He was a licensed private airline pilot.

Religion provided by the 2006 WCCO TV Voters' Guide.

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Total Days Served: 2198

SESSIONS SERVED

87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/2011
Body: Senate
District: 13
Elected: 11/2/2010
Residence: Willmar
Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
Oath Date: 1/4/2011
Counties Represented: Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns
Occupation: Home Builder/Land Developer
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:  2011 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
2012 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2012 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Capital Investment
  • Higher Education
  • Transportation (Chair)
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86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2009
Body: Senate
District: 13
Elected: 11/7/2006
Residence: Willmar
Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
Oath Date: 1/3/2007
Counties Represented: Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns
Occupation: Home Builder, Gimse Brothers Construction/Land Developer
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Agriculture and Veterans
  • Business, Industry and Jobs
  • Business, Industry and Jobs: Bioscience and Renewable Energy Development
  • Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
  • Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
  • State and Local Government Operations and Oversight
  • State and Local Government Operations and Oversight: Elections
  • Transportation
Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2007
Body: Senate
District: 13
Elected: 11/7/2006
Residence: Willmar
Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
Oath Date: 1/3/2007
Counties Represented: Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns
Occupation: Home Builder/Land Developer/Self-Employed; Construction and Tree Service, Gimse Brothers Construction
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Agriculture and Veterans
  • Business, Industry and Jobs
  • Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
  • Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
  • State and Local Government Operations and Oversight
  • State and Local Government Operations and Oversight: Elections
  • Transportation
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OTHER INFORMATION

News Sources

The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

District News Files

2007 (13)
2008 (13)
2009 (13)
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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