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    Waldorf, Eugene T. "Gene"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1977-80 (District 66A); Senate 1981-92 (District 66)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Ramsey

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 2/25/1936
    Birth Place: Saint Cloud, Minnesota
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 2/29/2020
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Gene
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul
    Occupation (when first elected): Electrical Engineer; Design Engineering Supervisor, 3M Company

    EDUCATION

    St. Cloud Cathedral High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1954
    Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Attended College;
    University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology; B.E.E.; Electrical Engineering, 1964

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Watershed District: Sauk River Watershed District (Advisory Board); [Dates Unknown]
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Mississippi River Parkway Commission; 19?? to 19??
    Military: United States Army (Korean War; 3 years); 19?? to 19??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Bernadine Riemer (married on April 25, 1959)
    Children: Six children: Jeanne, Paul, Bridget, Renee, John, and David
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: finance, transit, pensions, health and welfare.

    He announced he was running, as an Independent, for the United States House of Representatives' 7th Congressional District in the 2010 election.

    He worked on the guidance system for an Apollo Space Mission.

    He was interred at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, Minnesota.

    He was a member of St. Casimir's Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    He moved to Grey Eagle, Minnesota around 1993 and became a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1977-78.

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    Total Days Served: 5845

    SESSIONS SERVED

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1991
    Body: Senate
    District: 66
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
    Oath Date: 1/8/1991
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Design Engineering Specialist, 3M
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Energy and Public Utilities
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education Division
    • Governmental Operations (Chair)
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Social Services
    • Rules and Administration
    • Rules and Administration: Capitol Renovation (Chair)
    • Rules and Administration: Special Committee on Ethical Conduct
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    76th Legislative Session (1989-1990) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1989
    Body: Senate
    District: 66
    Elected: 11/4/1986
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1987 to 1/6/1991
    Oath Date: 1/6/1987
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Design Engineering Specialist
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education Division (Chair)
    • Governmental Operations
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Health and Health Financing
    • Public Utilities and Energy
    • Public Utilities and Energy: Energy

    75th Legislative Session (1987-1988)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1987
    Body: Senate
    District: 66
    Elected: 11/4/1986
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1987 to 1/6/1991
    Oath Date: 1/6/1987
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Design Engineering Specialist, 3M
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education Division (Chair)
    • Governmental Operations
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: Health and Health Financing
    • Public Utilities and Energy
    • Public Utilities and Energy: Alternative Energy

    74th Legislative Session (1985-1986) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1985
    Body: Senate
    District: 66
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/4/1987
    Oath Date: 1/4/1983
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Design Engineering Specialist
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education (Chair)
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: State Institutions
    • Public Utilities and State Regulated Industries
    • Public Utilities and State Regulated Industries: Public Utilities
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    73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1983
    Body: Senate
    District: 66
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/4/1987
    Oath Date: 1/4/1983
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Design Engineering Specialist
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Finance
    • Finance: Education (Chair)
    • Health and Human Services
    • Health and Human Services: State Institutions
    • Public Utilities and State Regulated Industries
    • Public Utilities and State Regulated Industries: Public Utilities

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: Senate
    District: 66
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Design Engineering Specialist, 3M Company
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Energy and Housing
    • Energy and Housing: Energy (Chair)
    • Health, Welfare and Corrections
    • Transportation
    • Transportation: General Policy
    • Transportation: Highway Safety
    • Veterans' Affairs
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: House
    District: 66A
    Elected: 11/7/1978
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/3/1979
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Design Engineering Specialist, 3M Company
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: Education Division
    • Appropriations: Health, Welfare and Corrections Division
    • Health and Welfare
    • Health and Welfare: Social Services
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Governmental Administration and Structures

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1977
    Body: House
    District: 66A
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Saint Paul
    Term of Office: 1/3/1977 to 12/31/1978
    Oath Date: 1/4/1977
    Counties Represented: Ramsey
    Occupation: Electrical Engineer; Design Engineering Supervisor, 3M Company
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Committees:
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • Health and Welfare
    • Local and Urban Affairs
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    • "Waldorf, Eugene T. 'Gene': Age 84," Pioneer Press, March 3, 2020, p. 5A.

    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.

    Archive Collections

    Photographs

    Senator Gene Waldorf speaks on the floor of the Senate, St. Paul, Minnesota. c. 1983-1986. Photo credit: Senate Media ServicesThis image was scanned from the files of the Minnesota Senate Photographer with the generous help of the Minnesota Digital Library..

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