House 1997-2000 (District 28A)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Steele, Waseca
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/17/1949
Birth Place:
Superior, Wisconsin
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Baptist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Owatonna
Occupation (when first elected):
Business
EDUCATION
Cooper High School, New Hope; Secondary;
Metropolitan State University; B.A.; Business Management, 1980
Metropolitan State University; M.B.A.; Business Administration, 1991
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Navy (Vietnam War, Reserve and Active Duty Mainly in the Seattle Area, Yeoman, 6 years);
19?? to ?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Nancy
Children:
Three children: Andrea and Laura (daughters), Joel (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He grew up in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. He lived in Eden Prairie, Minnesota before he moved to Owatonna, Minnesota around 1995. He moved to Austin, Texas in 2000.
He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1994 election. He lived in Eden Prairie at that time.
He was the inventor of the board game Sequence.
Religion provided by a Star Tribune article on 2/6/2000. He's listed as a Baptist who converted from Catholicism.