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    Casserly, James R.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1973-80 (District 56A)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 10/17/1942
    Birth Place: California
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Attorney

    EDUCATION

    De La Salle High School; Secondary; Graduate
    St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota; B.A.; 1964
    University of Minnesota, Law School; J.D.; 1967

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Board/Commission: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Commission on Human Rights); 19?? to 19??
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Indian Affairs Commission; 1974 to 1975

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Gail
    Children: Two children: Sean and Corrie
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

    Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.

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    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: House
    District: 56A
    Elected: 11/7/1978
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/3/1979
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Judiciary Law Reform
    • Local and Urban Affairs (Chair) [He was the Chair in 1980 only.]
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Social, Economic and Physical Development
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Division II - Property and Natural Resources Division

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: House
    District: 56A
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Taxes
    • Taxes: Physical Development (Chair)
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: House
    District: 56A
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/7/1975
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Taxes

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: House
    District: 56A
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Environmental Preservation and Natural Resources
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance
    • Governmental Operations
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    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.
    No other information has been entered for this legislator.

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