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    Schaaf, David D.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 1973-80 (District 46)

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

    Counties Served:  Anoka, Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 2/15/1939
    Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/2024
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Fridley
    Occupation (when first elected): Retail Florist

    EDUCATION

    Duluth East High School; Secondary; Graduate
    St. Cloud State College; Attended College;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Mayor: Oak Park Heights (City Mayor); [Dates Unknown]
    Municipal Government: East Bethel (City Manager); [Dates Unknown]
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Quality Education Council (Member-at-Large); 19?? to 19?? [Appointed]
    State Board/Commission/Council: Northern Suburban Sanitary Sewer District (Trustee); 1967 to 1970 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Marcia (when first elected); Single
    Children:
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: crime, government reorganization, metro transit.

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

    He was an Editor of the Fridley Sun newspaper.

    Most recent term photo
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    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

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

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: Senate
    District: 46
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Fridley
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey
    Occupation: Real Estate, Realtor/Former Editor, Fridley Sun Newspaper
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Finance
    • Finance: Semi-State and Transportation
    • Governmental Operations (Chair) [He became the Chair after John Chenoweth resigned in November 1979.]
    • Governmental Operations: Civil Administration Regulatory Reform-1980
    • Governmental Operations: Metropolitan Government-1980 (Chair)
    • Governmental Operations: Personnel
    • Governmental Operations: Regulatory Reform-1979 (Chair)
    • Governmental Operations: Structure-1979
    • Rules and Administration
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: Transit
    • Transportation: Transportation Policy

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: Senate
    District: 46
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Fridley
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey
    Occupation: Real Estate Investments/Former Editor, Fridley Sun
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Elections
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Structure (Chair)
    • Taxes and Tax Laws
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: Transit
    term photo
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: Senate
    District: 46
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Fridley
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey
    Occupation: Retail Florist
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Government Structure
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Criminal Law and Corrections
    • Judiciary: Revisor's Bill
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs: Operations and Structure

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: Senate
    District: 46
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Fridley
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/2/1973
    Counties Represented: Anoka, Ramsey
    Occupation: Retail Florist
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
    Committees:
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Government Structure
    • Governmental Operations: State Boards and Commissions
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Criminal Law and Correction
    • Judiciary: Judiciary
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    term photo
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    OTHER INFORMATION

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    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.

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