House 1971-72 (District 63); House 1973-76 (District 6B); Senate 1977-2002 (District 6)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served: Cook, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis
Cook High School; Secondary; GraduateVirginia Junior College; A.A.; University of Minnesota, Duluth; B.S.; University of Wisconsin, Superior; M.Ed.; Also Listed as Wisconsin State University
Spouse: Single (when first elected); Denesse Hoole (married in 1996, while in office) Children: Two children Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Special Legislative Concerns: economic development, education, natural resources, taxes, consumer protection.He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.He ran for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for the United States Senate in 1978.He ran for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for Minnesota Governor in 1998.He was a member of Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Alpha Theta.He was a member of Cook Covenant Church.Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975 and MN Legislative Manual, 1975-76.
The photos in this collection were scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library, and are included in the Minnesota Reflections collection.