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Koran, Mark W.

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Senate 2017-2022 (District 32); Senate 2023-Present (District 28)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Chisago, Isanti

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 4/1/1964

Birth Place: St. Paul, Minnesota

Birth County: Ramsey

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): North Branch

Occupation (when first elected): Senior Sales Manager

EDUCATION

Como High School; Secondary; 1982

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

State Agency: Minnesota Department of Revenue; [Dates Unknown]

Municipal Board/Commission: Lent Township (Planning Commission); [Dates Unknown]

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Special Legislative Concerns: health care, education, transportation, energy, taxation, rural broadband, government effectiveness, elder care.

He was born in the "Frogtown" area of St. Paul.

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Total Days Served: 3390

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/14/2025

Body: Senate

District: 28

Elected: 11/8/2022

Residence: North Branch

Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
Oath Date: 1/2/2023

Counties Represented: Chisago, Isanti

Occupation: Sales - Strategy Public Sector

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2025 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Elections [He was co-chair from 1/14/2025 to 2/3/2025.]
Health and Human Services
State and Local Government

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93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2023

Body: Senate

District: 28

Elected: 11/8/2022

Residence: North Branch

Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
Oath Date: 1/3/2023

Counties Represented: Chisago, Isanti

Occupation: Sales - Strategy Public Sector

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Elections
State and Local Government and Veterans

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92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/5/2021

Body: Senate

District: 32

Elected: 11/3/2020

Residence: North Branch

Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Oath Date: 1/5/2021

Counties Represented: Chisago, Isanti

Occupation: Sales - Strategy public sector

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2021 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2021 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Aging and Long-Term Care Policy
Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
State Government Finance and Policy and Elections
Technology and Reform Policy (Chair)

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91st Legislative Session (2019-2020) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/8/2019

Body: Senate

District: 32

Elected: 11/8/2016

Residence: North Branch

Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/3/2017

Counties Represented: Chisago, Isanti

Occupation: Sales - Strategy Public Sector

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2019 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2019 1st Sp.S. - Author
2020 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
2020 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
2020 3rd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 3rd Sp.S. - Author
2020 5th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 5th Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance
Family Care and Aging
State Government Finance and Policy and Elections

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90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2017

Body: Senate

District: 32

Elected: 11/8/2016

Residence: North Branch

Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/3/2017

Counties Represented: Chisago, Isanti

Occupation: Senior Sales Manager

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Aging and Long-Term Care Policy
Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance
State Government Finance and Policy and Elections

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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.