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Grossell, Matthew "Matt"

House 2017-2022 (District 02A); House 2023-2024 (District 2A)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 10/15/1965
Birth Place: ,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: Matt
City of Residence (when first elected): Clearbrook
Occupation (when first elected): Retired law enforcement

EDUCATION

Itasca Community College; A.A.; Law Enforcement
Hibbing Community College; Attended College; Law Enforcement

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Army; [Dates Unknown]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Single
Children: Three children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He announced he would not seek reelection in 2024.

Total Days Served: 2926

SESSIONS SERVED

93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
Body: House
District: 02A
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Clearbrook
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
Oath Date: 1/3/2023
Counties Represented: Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods
Occupation: Retired law enforcement
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Capital Investment Minutes
  • Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Minutes
  • Public Safety Finance and Policy Minutes

92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
Body: House
District: 02A
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Clearbrook
Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Oath Date: 1/11/2021
Counties Represented: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods
Occupation: Retired law enforcement
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:  2021 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Minutes
  • Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Minutes

91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
Body: House
District: 02A
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Clearbrook
Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/8/2019
Counties Represented: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods
Occupation: Retired law enforcement
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Ways & Means: Capital Investment Division Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division Minutes [He served through August 2019.]
  • Ways & Means: Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy Division Minutes [He served through August 2019.]
  • Ways & Means: Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy Division Minutes

90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
Body: House
District: 02A
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Clearbrook
Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
Oath Date: 1/3/2017
Counties Represented: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods
Occupation: Retired law enforcement
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Capital Investment Minutes
  • Education Innovation Policy Minutes
  • Public Safety & Security Policy and Finance Minutes

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.