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    Jensen, Carl A.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1951-60 (District 14); Senate 1967-72 (District 17); Senate 1973-80 (District 28)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

    Counties Served:  Brown, Cottonwood, Murray, Nicollet, Redwood

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/11/1920
    Birth Place: Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
    Birth County: Brown
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 5/4/1988
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Sleepy Eye
    Occupation (when first elected): Attorney

    EDUCATION

    Sleepy Eye High School; Secondary; Graduate
    University of Minnesota; B.S.L.; Engineering, 1930s
    University of Minnesota, Law School; LL.B.; With Honors, 1949

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Voyageur's National Park Commission; 19?? to 19??
    School Board/Administration: Sleepy Eye, Minnesota (School District Attorney, 9 years); 19?? to 19??
    Military: United States Army Air Force (World War II, Flight Instructor, Staff Sergeant); 194? to 194?
    Municipal Attorney: Sleepy Eye, Minnesota (City Attorney, 16 years); 196? to 19??
    Judge: Minnesota Tax Court (Appointed by Governor Al Quie; Chief Judge, 1986); 02/02/1981 to 07/1986 [Appointed]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Lorraine Johnson (when first elected, she died in 1975); Widower; Patricia "Pat" Passman (remarried in 1977, she was a member of Governor Al Quie's staff)
    Children: Eight children: Steven "Steve," Scott, Paul, and Bruce (sons with his first wife); Karen (daughter with his first wife); Ramona (stepdaughter); Richard, and John (stepsons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Scott Jensen  - Son

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: taxes.

    He moved to Arden Hills, Minnesota in 1980.

    He is "an active Republican party worker..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Carl A. Jensen." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)

    He was a member of the Republican party, until he ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota Senate in the 1986 election.

    He was a Mason and a member of the Lion's Club.

    He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

    He died of cancer at home in Arden Hills, Minnesota.

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

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    Total Days Served: 8771

    SESSIONS SERVED

    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 28
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 1/4/1981
    Counties Represented: Brown, Cottonwood, Murray, Nicollet, Redwood
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Commerce: Insurance
    • Commerce: Publicly Regulated Industries
    • Elections
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Permanent and Joint Rules
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Taxes and Tax Laws: Income Tax
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 28
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 1/4/1981
    Counties Represented: Brown, Cottonwood, Murray, Nicollet, Redwood
    Occupation: Lawyer, General Law Practice
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Commerce: Insurance
    • Commerce: Publicly Regulated Industries
    • Elections
    • Environment and Natural Resources
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Election Contest Costs
    • Rules and Administration: Permanent and Joint Rules
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 28
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Counties Represented: Brown, Cottonwood, Murray, Nicollet, Redwood
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Independent Republican Caucus
    Committees:
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Privacy
    • Judiciary: Criminal Law and Corrections
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Interim Commissions
    • Rules and Administration: Permanent Rules
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 28
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Counties Represented: Brown, Cottonwood, Murray, Nicollet, Redwood
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Criminal Law and Correction
    • Judiciary: Judiciary
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Interim Commissions
    • Rules and Administration: Permanent Rules
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
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    67th Legislative Session (1971-1972)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/3/1970
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Commerce and Insurance
    • General Legislation (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Public Highways
    • Taxes and Tax Laws

    66th Legislative Session (1969-1970) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/8/1966
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/2/1967 to 1/3/1971
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Agriculture
    • Commerce
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Public Highways
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    65th Legislative Session (1967-1968)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 17
    Elected: 11/8/1966
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/2/1967 to 1/3/1971
    Counties Represented: Brown, Redwood
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Game and Fish
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Public Highways

    61st Legislative Session (1959-1960)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/4/1958
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/5/1959 to 1/1/1961
    Counties Represented: Brown
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Employees Compensation
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • Reapportionment

    60th Legislative Session (1957-1958)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/6/1956
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/7/1957 to 1/4/1959
    Counties Represented: Brown
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He is "an active Republican party worker..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Carl A. Jensen." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Employees Compensation
    • Judiciary
    • Reapportionment
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    59th Legislative Session (1955-1956)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/2/1954
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/3/1955 to 1/6/1957
    Counties Represented: Brown
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus Party Notes: He is "an active Republican party worker..." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Carl A. Jensen." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Employees Compensation
    • General Legislation
    • Public Domain
    • Reapportionment

    58th Legislative Session (1953-1954)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/5/1952
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/5/1953 to 1/2/1955
    Counties Represented: Brown
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Employees Compensation
    • Judiciary
    • Municipal Affairs
    • University

    57th Legislative Session (1951-1952)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/7/1950
    Residence: Sleepy Eye
    Term of Office: 1/1/1951 to 1/4/1953
    Counties Represented: Brown
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Dairy Products and Livestock
    • Education
    • Elections
    • General Legislation
    • Judiciary
    • University
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