Senate 1977-82 (District 1)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served: Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau
University of Minnesota; B.S.; With Honors, 1966Columbia University Law School; J.D.; 1969
Spouse: Gayle M. (while in office); Kathryn Rynning (married around 1999) Children: Two children (with his first wife): George and Kate Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
He was raised around Hallock, Minnesota.He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsed candidate for the 7th District seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 1982 election. He lost to Arlan Stangeland.He died from a heart attack at home in Kennedy, Minnesota.He was a member of Red River Lutheran Church near Hallock, Minnesota.Religion provided by his obituary.
The photos in this collection were scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.