House 2007-2012 (District 15A)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Stearns
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
10/16/1961
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Cloud
Occupation (when first elected):
Communications and Consumer Affairs Director, Coborn's Inc., Grocery Stores/Former Radio Broadcaster, Minnesota Public Radio
EDUCATION
St. Charles Borromeo School; Elementary School;
St. John's Preparatory School, Collegeville, Minnesota; Secondary;
College of St. Thomas; B.A.; Journalism and English, 1984
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.;
1981 to 1983
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
St. Cloud, Minnesota (City Council, At Large; Vice-President, 2005);
1997 to 2006
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Paula
Children:
Five children: (4 sons, 1 daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He grew up in St. Anthony Village, Minnesota.
Religion provided by the Catholic Spirit, January 18, 2007, p. 10.
He won the election to House seat district 14A on November 6, 2012. He announced on January 3, 2013 that he had taken a job as director of state legislative policy with Center for Diagnostic Imaging and would be resigning his legislative seat. The legislature convened on January 8, 2013.
He ran unsuccessfully for Stearns County Commissioner in the 2018 election.