House 1957-62 (District 13); House 1963-66 (District 22)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Yellow Medicine
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/18/1932
Birth Place:
Wood Lake, Minnesota
Birth County:
Yellow Medicine
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
8/27/2006
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Methodist
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Curt
City of Residence (when first elected):
Wood Lake
Occupation (when first elected):
Student, University of Minnesota
EDUCATION
Wood Lake High School; Secondary; Graduate
University of Minnesota; Attended College; History, Political Science, and Sociology
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Commission on the Problems of Mentally Retarded, Handicapped and Gifted Children;
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He owned the Wood Lake News newspaper, 1966-1994.
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
"Warnke is an active DFL party worker and joins the liberal majority in the house." ("Know Your Minnesota Legislature: Rep. Curtis B. Warnke." Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
He died of cancer in Granite Falls, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Wood Lake United Methodist Church.
Religion provided by the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1963-64.