Senate 1969-72 (District 15); Senate 1973-81 (District 23); Senate 1982-92 (District 35)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Blue Earth, Carver, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/10/1928
Birth Place:
Saint Peter, Minnesota
Birth County:
Nicollet
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/3/2021
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Le Sueur
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Gaylord High School; Secondary; Graduate
University of Minnesota; Attended College;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Majorie Eckberg (married in 1951)
Children:
Three children: Rochelle, Lynnette, and Kristin (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: agriculture, natural resources, corrections, education.
He was a member of the Republican Party.
Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.
He is interred in Scandian Grove Lutheran Church cemetery in Norseland, Minnesota.