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Vandeveer, Raymond Joseph "Ray"

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House 1998-2002 (District 51B); House 2003-2006 (District 52A); Senate 2007-2012 (District 52)

Party when first elected: Republican

Counties Served: Anoka, Washington

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/8/1953

Birth Place: Harvey, Illinois

Birth County:

Birth Country:

Date of Death: 5/11/2024

Gender: Male

Religion: Protestant

Reported Minority: None Reported

Other Names: Ray

City of Residence (when first elected): Forest Lake

Occupation (when first elected): Real Estate Appraisal Business

EDUCATION

Columbia Heights High School; Secondary;
St. Cloud State University; B.S.; Marketing, 1975

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

County Government: Anoka County, Minnesota (Volunteer Probation Officer); 19?? to 19??

Municipal Board/Commission: Mounds View, Minnesota (Charter Commission); 19?? to 19??

Municipal Board/Commission: Forest Lake, Minnesota (Planning Commission); 19?? to 19??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Camille
Children: Four children: Paul, Philip, Cara, and Alana
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

Special Legislative Concerns: taxes, education, transportation, crime prevention.

He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota Senate in the 1996 election.

Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.

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Total Days Served: 5450

SESSIONS SERVED

87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/2011

Body: Senate

District: 52

Elected: 11/2/2010

Residence: Forest Lake

Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
Oath Date: 1/4/2011

Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington

Occupation: Real Estate Appraiser

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Commerce and Consumer Protection
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Local Government and Elections (Chair)

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86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/6/2009

Body: Senate

District: 52

Elected: 11/7/2006

Residence: Forest Lake

Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
Oath Date: 1/3/2007

Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington

Occupation: Real Estate Appraiser

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Commerce and Consumer Protection
Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications
Finance: Economic Development and Housing Budget Division
Health, Housing and Family Security: Joint Health, Housing and Family Security with Finance: Economic Development and Housing Budget Division: Housing (also subcommittee to Finance: Economic Development and Housing Budget Division)

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85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2007

Body: Senate

District: 52

Elected: 11/7/2006

Residence: Forest Lake

Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
Oath Date: 1/3/2007

Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington

Occupation: Real Estate Appraiser, St. Anthony

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Commerce and Consumer Protection
Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications
Finance: Economic Development Budget Division

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84th Legislative Session (2005-2006)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/2005

Body: House

District: 52A

Elected: 11/2/2004

Residence: Forest Lake

Term of Office: 1/3/2005 to 12/31/2006
Oath Date: 1/4/2005

Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington

Occupation: Real Estate

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2005 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2005 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Commerce and Financial Institutions Minutes
Taxes Minutes
Taxes: Property and Local Tax Division (Chair) Minutes
Ways and Means Minutes

Session Notes: He ran for the Minnesota Senate in Distict 52 in the 2006 elections.

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83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/2003

Body: House

District: 52A

Elected: 11/5/2002

Residence: Forest Lake

Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 1/2/2005
Oath Date: 1/7/2003

Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington

Occupation: Real Estate

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2003 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Commerce, Jobs, and Economic Development Minutes
Regulated Industries Minutes
Taxes Minutes

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82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2001

Body: House

District: 51B

Elected: 11/7/2000

Residence: Forest Lake

Term of Office: 1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
Oath Date: 1/3/2001

Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington

Occupation: Real Estate

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Minutes
Transportation Finance Minutes
Transportation Policy Minutes

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81st Legislative Session (1999-2000)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/5/1999

Body: House

District: 51B

Elected: 11/3/1998

Residence: Forest Lake

Term of Office: 1/4/1999 to 12/31/2000
Oath Date: 1/5/1999

Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington

Occupation: Real Estate

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Capital Investment Minutes
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Minutes
Transportation Finance Minutes
Transportation Policy Minutes

80th Legislative Session (1997-1998)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/1997

Body: House

District: 51B

Elected: 1/27/1998

Residence: Forest Lake

Term of Office: 2/5/1998 to 1/3/1999 (Special Election)
Oath Date: 2/5/1998

Counties Represented: Anoka, Washington

Occupation: Real Estate Appraisal Business

Party: Republican

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Economic Development and International Trade
Judiciary
Judiciary: Judiciary Finance Division

Session Notes: He won the special election held due to the resignation of Doug Swenson. He was sworn in on February 5, 1998.

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

Derosier, Alex. "Former Forest Lake state Sen. Ray Vandeveer dies at 70." Pioneer Press, June 11, 2024.
Martin, Grant. "Ray Vandeveer to Focus on Taxes, Education, Crime." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, February 13, 1998, p. 18.

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.

District News Files

2000 (51B)

2001 (51B)

2002 (51B)

2003 (52A)

2004 (52A)

2005 (52A)

2006 (52A)

2007 (52)

2008 (52)

2009 (52)

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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