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    Humphrey, III, Hubert H. "Skip"

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    Senate 1973-82 (District 44)

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

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 6/26/1942
    Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Skip
    City of Residence (when first elected): New Hope
    Occupation (when first elected): Attorney

    EDUCATION

    Shattuck School, Faribault, Minnesota; Secondary; Graduate, 1961
    American University, Washington D.C.; B.A.; 1965
    University of Minnesota, Law School; J.D.; 1969

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Attorney General: Minnesota; 01/03/1983 to 01/03/1999 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Nancy Lee
    Children: Three children: Hubert "Buck" Humphrey IV (son)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: energy, education, housing, metropolitan and urban affairs, regional and local financing.

    He is the son of former United States Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey.

    He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate for the United States Senate in the 1998 election. He lost to Dave Durenburger.

    He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate for Minnesota Governor in the 1998 election.

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

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    Total Days Served: 3654

    SESSIONS SERVED

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: Senate
    District: 44
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: New Hope
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Aids
    • Education: Educational Organization and Special Programs
    • Energy and Housing (Chair)
    • Energy and Housing: Energy
    • Energy and Housing: Housing
    • Finance
    • Finance: Semi-States/DOT
    • Finance: State Departments
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Permanent and Joint Rules
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: Senate
    District: 44
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: New Hope
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Aids
    • Education: Educational Organization
    • Energy and Housing
    • Energy and Housing: Energy (Chair)
    • Energy and Housing: Replenishable Fuel-1980
    • Finance
    • Finance: State Departments (Chair)

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: Senate
    District: 44
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: New Hope
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Education Aids
    • Education: Educational Organization
    • Energy and Housing
    • Energy and Housing: Energy (Chair)
    • Energy and Housing: Housing
    • Finance
    • Finance: State Departments (Chair)
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: Senate
    District: 44
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: New Hope
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Educational Organization (Chair)
    • Education: School Finance
    • Education: Teacher Preparation, Standards and Certification (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Privacy
    • Judiciary: Judicial Administration
    • Judiciary: Revisor's Bill (Chair)
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Land Use and Physical Development (Chair)

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: Senate
    District: 44
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: New Hope
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: Teacher Preparation, Standards and Certification (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Judicial Administration
    • Judiciary: Judiciary
    • 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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