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    Welker, Ray W.

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1979-82 (District 20A); House 1983-84 (District 20B); House 1991-92 (District 20B)

    Party when first elected:  Independent Republican

    Counties Served:  Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/??/1939
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    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Montevideo
    Occupation (when first elected): Small Business/Farming/Former High School Math Teacher

    EDUCATION

    Lakefield High School; Secondary;
    Mankato State College; B.S.; Mathematics, Physics, 1961
    Carleton College; Attended Graduate School; Mathematics

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Karen
    Children: Three children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

    Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1979-80.

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    Total Days Served: 2926

    SESSIONS SERVED

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1991
    Body: House
    District: 20B
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Montevideo
    Term of Office: 1/7/1991 to 1/3/1993
    Oath Date: 1/8/1991
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Redwood, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Businessman
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Government Division
    • Judiciary
    • Judiciary: Civil Law
    • Labor-Management Relations
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    73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1983
    Body: House
    District: 20B
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Montevideo
    Term of Office: 1/3/1983 to 1/6/1985
    Oath Date: 1/4/1983
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Redwood, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Business/Lumberman
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Departments Division
    • Energy
    • Energy: Energy and Economics

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/1981
    Body: House
    District: 20A
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Montevideo
    Term of Office: 1/5/1981 to 1/2/1983
    Oath Date: 1/6/1981
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Small Business/Farming/Former High School Math Teacher
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Departments Division
    • Appropriations: Telecommunication and Information Systems
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Consumer Affairs and Tourism
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Oil Decontrol Task Force
    • Energy
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Rules and Legislative Administration: Personnel
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1979
    Body: House
    District: 20A
    Elected: 11/7/1978
    Residence: Montevideo
    Term of Office: 1/1/1979 to 1/4/1981
    Oath Date: 1/3/1979
    Counties Represented: Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Yellow Medicine
    Occupation: Small Business/Farming/Former High School Math Teacher
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Departments Division
    • Commerce, Economic Development and Housing
    • Commerce, Economic Development and Housing: Business and Job Development
    • Energy and Utilities
    • Energy and Utilities: Alternative Energy Systems

    OTHER INFORMATION

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    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.

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