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Bradley, Francis "Fran"

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House 1995-2002 (District 30A); House 2003-2006 (District 29B)

Party when first elected: Independent Republican

Counties Served: Olmsted

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 6/13/1942

Birth Place: Ivanhoe, Minnesota

Birth County: Lincoln

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion: Catholic

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names: Fran

City of Residence (when first elected): Rochester

Occupation (when first elected): Retired Computer Engineer and Manager, IBM

EDUCATION

Ivanhoe High School; Secondary;
South Dakota State University; B.S.; Mechanical Engineering
University of Minnesota; Attended Graduate School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Council/Aldermen: Oronoco, Minnesota (City Council); 1976 to 1982

State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Health Care Reform Task Force; 06/30/2010 to 12/2010

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Mary
Children: Four children: Al, Michele, Scott, and Chris
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1999-2000.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2016 election.

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Total Days Served: 4382

SESSIONS SERVED

84th Legislative Session (2005-2006)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/2005

Body: House

District: 29B

Elected: 11/2/2004

Residence: Rochester

Term of Office: 1/3/2005 to 12/31/2006
Oath Date: 1/4/2005

Counties Represented: Olmsted

Occupation: Retired IBM Computer Engineer and Manager

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2005 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2005 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Health Policy and Finance (Chair) Minutes
Health Policy and Finance: Health Care Cost Containment Division Minutes
Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance Minutes
Ways and Means Minutes

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83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/2003

Body: House

District: 29B

Elected: 11/5/2002

Residence: Rochester

Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 1/2/2005
Oath Date: 1/7/2003

Counties Represented: Olmsted

Occupation: Legislator/Retired

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2003 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2003 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Capital Investment Minutes
Health and Human Services Finance (Chair) Minutes
Health and Human Services Policy Minutes
Ways and Means Minutes

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82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2001

Body: House

District: 30A

Elected: 11/7/2000

Residence: Rochester

Term of Office: 1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
Oath Date: 1/3/2001

Counties Represented: Olmsted

Occupation: Legislator/Retired

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2001 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Commerce, Jobs, and Economic Development Minutes
Health and Human Services Finance Minutes
Health and Human Services Policy (Chair) Minutes

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81st Legislative Session (1999-2000)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/5/1999

Body: House

District: 30A

Elected: 11/3/1998

Residence: Rochester

Term of Office: 1/4/1999 to 12/31/2000
Oath Date: 1/5/1999

Counties Represented: Olmsted

Occupation: Legislator/Retired

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Family and Early Childhood Education Finance Minutes
Health and Human Services Finance Minutes
Health and Human Services Policy (Chair) Minutes
Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes

80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/1997

Body: House

District: 30A

Elected: 11/5/1996

Residence: Rochester

Term of Office: 1/6/1997 to 1/3/1999
Oath Date: 1/7/1997

Counties Represented: Olmsted

Occupation: Engineer

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs Minutes
Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs: Business Regulation Minutes
Health and Human Services Minutes
Health and Human Services: Health and Human Services Finance Division Minutes

79th Legislative Session (1995-1996)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/1995

Body: House

District: 30A

Elected: 11/8/1994

Residence: Rochester

Term of Office: 1/2/1995 to 1/5/1997
Oath Date: 1/3/1995

Counties Represented: Olmsted

Occupation: Retired Computer Engineer and Manager, IBM

Party: Independent Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs
Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs: Real Estate and Commerce
Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services: MinnesotaCare Finance Division
Transportation and Transit
Transportation and Transit: Transportation Safety

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OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

Session Interviews

House Interview 2006 (Video)
House Interview 2005 (Video)
House Interview 2003 (Video)

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.

District News Files

2000 (30A)

2001 (30A)

2002 (30A)

2003 (29B)

2004 (29B)

2005 (29B)

2006 (29B)

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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