Hoffman, Gretchen M.
Senate 2011-2012 (District 10)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1957
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Christian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Vergas
Occupation (when first elected):
Business Owner/Registered Nurse
EDUCATION
Parochial Grade Schools; Elementary School;
Fargo South High School, North Dakota; Secondary;
R.N.;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Virgil (married around 1983)
Children:
Three children: Jonathan, Joseph, and Douglas (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: tax, health and human services, E-12.
She was raised in Fargo, North Dakota.
She ran unsuccessfully for the Republican party endorsement to run for the United States House of Representatives in Minnesota's 7th Congressional District in the 2012 primary election. She lost the endorsement to Lee Byberg.
Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2011-2012.
Body:
Senate
District:
10
Elected:
11/2/2010
Residence:
Vergas
Term of Office:
1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
Counties Represented:
Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena
Occupation:
Business Owner/Registered Nurse
Party:
Republican
Special Session Bills Authored: 2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
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Capital Investment
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Health and Human Services
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Judiciary and Public Safety
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Taxes
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