Senate 1987-92 (District 28); Senate 1993-2010 (District 22)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served: Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan
Rural School; Elementary School; One Room SchoolhouseTracy High School; Secondary; 1949
Spouse: Wava Carlson (married on April 5, 1950) Children: Six children: (one child was deceased while he was in office) Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: Barbara Vickerman - Cousin-in-Law
Special Legislative Concerns: taxes, environment and natural resources, health and human services, agriculture, local and metro concerns, education, rural health, transportation, veterans, local government.He grew up on a farm.Religion provided by the Natural Resources Defense Council's State Directories 2005 and Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006, and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1987-88.
The photos in this collection were scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library.