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    Daniels, Brian

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2015-2022 (District 24B); House 2023-2024 (District 19A)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Dodge, Goodhue, Rice, Steele, Waseca

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 10/2/1958
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Faribault
    Occupation (when first elected): Warranty Administrator

    EDUCATION

    Northwest Technical College, Bemidji; Vocational-Technical School; Small Business Management

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    School Board/Administration: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, Faribault, Minnesota (School Board); 1985 to 1988

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Elizabeth (Liz)
    Children: Four children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Marion Rarick  - Sister

    GENERAL NOTES

    He announced he would not seek reelection in 2024.

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    Total Days Served: 3654

    SESSIONS SERVED

    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: House
    District: 19A
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Goodhue, Rice, Waseca
    Occupation: Warranty administrator
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Children and Families Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Labor and Industry Finance and Policy Minutes
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: House
    District: 24B
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Rice, Steele
    Occupation: Warranty Administrator
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Early Childhood Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Education Finance Minutes
    • Higher Education Finance and Policy Minutes
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    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: House
    District: 24B
    Elected: 11/6/2018
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/8/2019
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Rice, Steele
    Occupation: Warranty Administrator
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Higher Education Finance & Policy Division Minutes
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: House
    District: 24B
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Rice, Steele
    Occupation: Warranty Administrator
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture Policy Minutes
    • Education Innovation Policy Minutes
    • Higher Education & Career Readiness Policy and Finance Minutes
    • Transportation Finance Minutes
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    89th Legislative Session (2015-2016)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2015
    Body: House
    District: 24B
    Elected: 11/4/2014
    Residence: Faribault
    Term of Office: 1/5/2015 to 1/1/2017
    Oath Date: 1/6/2015
    Counties Represented: Dodge, Rice, Steele
    Occupation: Warranty Administrator
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Aging & Long-Term Care Policy Minutes
    • Agriculture Finance Minutes
    • Higher Education Policy & Finance Minutes
    • Legacy Funding Finance Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Session Interviews

    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.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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