Finseth, Tim
House 1993-2002 (District 1B)
Party when first elected: Independent Republican
Counties Served:
Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/7/1964
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Evangelical Covenant
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Angus
Occupation (when first elected):
Manager, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District
EDUCATION
Northland Community College; A.A.; History/Economics
Moorhead State University; B.A.; Political Science
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District (Manager);
19?? to ?
State Legislative Staff:
Minnesota Senate (Intern for Senator Leroy Stumpf);
198? to 198?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ruth
Children:
One child: Cameron (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1992 election.
Religion provided by The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1999-2000.
Body:
House
District:
01B
Elected:
11/7/2000
Residence:
Angus
Term of Office:
1/3/2001 to 1/6/2003
Counties Represented:
Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Occupation:
Manager, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District
Party:
Republican
Special Session Bills Authored: 2001 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Rural Development Finance
Minutes
-
Agriculture and Rural Development Policy (Chair)
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Minutes
Body:
House
District:
01B
Elected:
11/3/1998
Residence:
Angus
Term of Office:
1/5/1999 to 1/2/2001
Counties Represented:
Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Occupation:
Manager, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Agriculture and Rural Development Finance
Minutes
-
Agriculture Policy (Chair)
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Minutes
-
Ways and Means
Minutes
Body:
House
District:
01B
Elected:
11/5/1996
Residence:
Angus
Term of Office:
1/7/1997 to 1/4/1999
Counties Represented:
Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Occupation:
Manager, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Environment and Natural Resources
Minutes
-
Environment and Natural Resources: Land Sales
Minutes
-
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance
-
Transportation and Transit
Minutes
-
Transportation and Transit: Transportation Efficiency and Standards
Minutes
-
Ways and Means
Body:
House
District:
01B
Elected:
11/8/1994
Residence:
Angus
Term of Office:
1/3/1995 to 1/6/1997
Counties Represented:
Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Occupation:
Manager, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District
Party:
Independent Republican
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Agriculture: Agriculture Finance and Rural Development
-
Agriculture: Dairy Policy and Soil and Water Conservation
-
Environment and Natural Resources
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
-
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Body:
House
District:
01B
Elected:
7/13/1993
Residence:
Angus
Term of Office:
7/22/1993 to 1/2/1995
(Special Election)
Counties Represented:
Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake
Occupation:
Manager, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District
Party:
Independent Republican
Committees:
-
Housing
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Judiciary Finance Division
-
Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Session Notes:
His swearing in date is uncertain. He won the seat vacated by Wally Sparby.
Articles & Books About
District Files
2000 (01B)
2001 (01B)
2002 (01B)
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.
The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library has collected newspaper articles on legislators since 1973. They are available in the Library.