Senate 1997-2012 (District 55); Senate 2013-2022 (District 43)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Ramsey, Washington
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/14/1951
Birth Place:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Birth County:
Ramsey
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Chuck
City of Residence (when first elected):
North Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Writer/Public Affairs/Attorney
EDUCATION
North High School; Secondary;
Hamline University; B.A.; Magna Cum Laude
University of Colorado, Boulder, Graduate Institute of Organization Management; Attended Graduate School;
Hamline University School of Law; J.D.; 1977
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Ramsey County, Minnesota (Soil and Water Conservation District);
19?? to ?
[Elected]
County Government:
Ramsey County, Minnesota (Parks and Recreation Commission);
19?? to ?
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota Senate (Intern for Senator Jerome Hughes);
197? to 197?
School Board/Administration:
District 622, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, Minnesota (School Board);
1973 to 1990
[Elected]
State Agency:
Minnesota Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities (Apponted by Governor Rudy Perpich);
06/1983 to 01/1989
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Five children: Jessica, Charles Jr., Angelina, Brittany, and Carolyn
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: education, economic development, health care, environment, water sustainability.
Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.