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Trimble, Steve

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House 1987-2000 (District 67B)

Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served: Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 12/21/1942

Birth Place: Emporia, Kansas

Birth County:

Birth Country: United States

Date of Death:

Gender: Male

Religion:

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul

Occupation (when first elected): College Teacher/Free Lance Historian

EDUCATION

Southern Methodist University; B.A.; History
University of Chicago; Ph.D. Candidate; History

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Tracey Baker (divorced in 1995)
Children: Two children: Meridel and Thomas
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

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Total Days Served: 5111

SESSIONS SERVED

81st Legislative Session (1999-2000)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 67B

Elected: 11/3/1998

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/5/1999 to 1/2/2001

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Teacher

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Capital Investment Minutes
Jobs and Economic Development Finance Minutes
Jobs and Economic Development Policy Minutes

80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 67B

Elected: 11/5/1996

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/7/1997 to 1/4/1999

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Teacher

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Agriculture Minutes
Agriculture: Joint House/Senate Special Select Subcommittee on Agricultural Education Minutes
Capital Investment
Economic Development and International Trade
Economic Development and International Trade: Economic Development Finance Division (Chair)
Economic Development and International Trade: Housing and Housing Finance Division
Economic Development and International Trade: International Trade

79th Legislative Session (1995-1996)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 67B

Elected: 11/8/1994

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/3/1995 to 1/6/1997

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Teacher

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Capital Investment
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Housing
Housing: Reclaiming and Recycling Vacant Housing
Regulated Industries and Energy (Chair) [He became the Chair on March 7, 1995, after Joel Jacods resigned from the Minnesota Legislature.]
Rules and Legislative Administration
Rules and Legislative Administration: Rules

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78th Legislative Session (1993-1994)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 67B

Elected: 11/3/1992

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/5/1993 to 1/2/1995

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Teacher

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Committees:

Agriculture
Agriculture: Soil and Water Resources
Capital Investment
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Rules and Legislative Administration
Rules and Legislative Administration: Personnel

Leadership Position: Assistant Majority Leader

77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 67B

Elected: 11/6/1990

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/8/1991 to 1/4/1993

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Teacher

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Committees:

Appropriations
Appropriations: Joint Claims
Appropriations: State Government Division
Economic Development
Economic Development: Review of Economic Development Strategies
Energy
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources: Game and Fish
Rules and Legislative Administration

Leadership Position: Assistant Majority Leader

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76th Legislative Session (1989-1990)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 67B

Elected: 11/8/1988

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/3/1989 to 1/7/1991

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Teacher

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Committees:

Education
Education: Higher Education Division
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources: Solid Waste (Chair)
Labor-Management Relations
Labor-Management Relations: Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Compensation
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs: Metro Affairs

75th Legislative Session (1987-1988)

Session Details

Body: House

District: 67B

Elected: 11/4/1986

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/6/1987 to 1/2/1989

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: College Teacher/Free Lance Historian

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Committees:

Education
Environment and Natural Resources
Future and Technology
Future and Technology: Futurist
Future and Technology: Telecommunication
Higher Education

OTHER INFORMATION

Archive Collections
Steve Trimble Papers, 1983-1988 - Available in the Minnesota Historical Society's Collections.

District Files

District File - 2000 District 67B
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library has collected newspaper articles on legislators since 1973. They are available in the Library.

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