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Fjoslien, David O. "Dave"

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House 1973-86 (District 11B)

Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Counties Served: Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Stevens

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/23/1936

Birth Place: Elbow Lake, Minnesota

Birth County: Grant

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death: 12/14/2004

Gender: Male

Religion: Lutheran

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names: Dave

City of Residence (when first elected): Brandon

Occupation (when first elected): Farmer/Commercial Pilot

EDUCATION

Brandon High School; Secondary;
University of Minnesota, School of Agriculture; Attended College;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: United States Army (Senior Aviator and Paratrooper); 19?? to 19??

Military: Minnesota Army National Guard (Staff Officer, Aviator, Company Commander); 19?? to ?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Single (when first elected); Joan (first listed in 1979)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was a member of the Republican Party.

He was a member of the Sons of Norway.

He defeated Kenneth Borg by five votes in the 1972 election. (Minneapolis Tribune, November 14, 1972.)

Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975 and confirmed by his wife.

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Total Days Served: 5117

SESSIONS SERVED

74th Legislative Session (1985-1986)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/8/1985

Body: House

District: 11B

Elected: 11/6/1984

Residence: Brandon

Term of Office: 1/7/1985 to 1/4/1987
Oath Date: 1/8/1985

Counties Represented: Douglas, Grant, Stevens

Occupation: Farmer

Party: Independent Republican

Committees:

Appropriations
Appropriations: Agriculture, Transportation and Semi-States Division
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources: Natural Resources
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs (Chair)
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Elections
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Firearms
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Gambling and Related Issues
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Veterans Affairs

Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election

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73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/1983

Body: House

District: 11B

Elected: 11/2/1982

Residence: Brandon

Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/6/1985
Oath Date: 1/4/1983

Counties Represented: Douglas, Grant, Stevens

Occupation: Farmer

Party: Independent Republican

Committees:

Education
Energy
Energy: Energy and Economics
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources: Game and Fish

72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/6/1981

Body: House

District: 11B

Elected: 11/4/1980

Residence: Brandon

Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
Oath Date: 1/6/1981

Counties Represented: Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail

Occupation: Farmer/Commercial Pilot

Party: Independent Republican

Committees:

Education
Education: Discipline
Energy
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources: Game and Fish
Reapportionment and Elections

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71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/1979

Body: House

District: 11B

Elected: 11/7/1978

Residence: Brandon

Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
Oath Date: 1/3/1979

Counties Represented: Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail

Occupation: Farmer/Commercial Pilot

Party: Independent Republican

Committees:

Education
Education: Higher Education Division
Environment and Natural Resources
Local and Urban Affairs
Local and Urban Affairs: Governmental Administration and Structures (Chair)

70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/1977

Body: House

District: 11B

Elected: 11/2/1976

Residence: Brandon

Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
Oath Date: 1/4/1977

Counties Represented: Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail

Occupation: Farmer/Commercial Pilot

Party: Independent Republican

Committees:

Education
Environment and Natural Resources
Financial Institutions and Insurance

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69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/1975

Body: House

District: 11B

Elected: 11/5/1974

Residence: Brandon

Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
Oath Date: 1/7/1975

Counties Represented: Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail

Occupation: Farmer/Commercial Pilot

Party: Republican

Committees:

Education
Environment and Natural Resources
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs

68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/2/1973

Body: House

District: 11B

Elected: 11/7/1972

Residence: Brandon

Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
Oath Date: 1/2/1973

Counties Represented: Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail

Occupation: Farmer/Commercial Pilot

Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Committees:

Agriculture
Commerce and Economic Development
Environmental Preservation and Natural Resources
Judiciary

Session Notes: His margin of victory over Kenneth L. Borg was only 5 votes so a recount occurred. After the recount he was declared the winner by an unofficial 132 votes.

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OTHER INFORMATION

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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.

Audio

Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with David Fjoslien, February 1, 1978., 1978. - Available in the Minnesota Reflections Collection.

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