House 1995-96 (District 50A); House 1999-2002 (District 50A); House 2003-2012 (District 48A); House 2013-2016 (District 31B)
Party when first elected: Independent Republican
Counties Served:
Anoka, Sherburne
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
12/28/1951
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Cedar
Occupation (when first elected):
Sales; Automotive Parts, Brookdale Ford
EDUCATION
Anoka High School; Secondary; Graduate
North Hennepin Community College; Junior College/Community College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Oak Grove, Minnesota (City Volunteer Fire Department);
19?? to 20??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Mary (married around 1985; reportedly going through the divorce process in late 2010)
Children:
Three children: Jeff, Gina, and Tommy
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was raised in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party before he ran for office. He switched to the Independent Republican party in the 1990s.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1992 and 1996 elections.
In the 2016, he lost the GOP endorsement and ran unsuccessfully in the primary. In 2018, he also ran unsuccessfully in the primary.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1999-2000.