House 1981-82 (District 1B); Senate 1983-2012 (District 1); Senate 2013-2016 (District 1)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served: Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau
Nazareth Hall High School; Secondary; St. Paul Seminary; B.A.; Philosophy; Ordained Deacon, 1969Syracuse-Maxwell University; M.P.A.; Bush Fellowship
Spouse: Carol Children: Three children: Jenny and Christina (daughters), Tom (son) Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Special Legislative Concerns: education, agriculture and natural resources, health care issues, farm issues, taxes, economic development.He was raised on a farm in Monticello, Minnesota.Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.
The photos in this collection were scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.