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    Gimse, Joseph R. "Joe"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2007-2012 (District 13)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 7/31/1957
    Birth Place: Richmond, Minnesota
    Birth County: Stearns
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Joe
    City of Residence (when first elected): Willmar
    Occupation (when first elected): Home Builder/Land Developer/Self-Employed; Construction and Tree Service, Gimse Brothers Construction

    EDUCATION

    Willmar High School; Secondary; Graduate
    Ridgewater College; A.A.S.; Automotive Technology, Certificate in Supervisory Management

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: United States Army; 1974 to 1978

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Lanae
    Children: Four children: Nicole, Jennifer, Jeffrey, and Kayli Jo
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special Legislative Concerns: education, health care, economic development, transportation, business development.

    He was raised on a farm near Mora, Minnesota.

    He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 1998 election and for the Minnesota Senate in the 2002 and 2012 elections.

    He was a licensed private airline pilot.

    Religion provided by the 2006 WCCO TV Voters' Guide.

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    Total Days Served: 2197

    SESSIONS SERVED

    87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 13
    Elected: 11/2/2010
    Residence: Willmar
    Term of Office: 1/4/2011 to 1/7/2013
    Counties Represented: Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns
    Occupation: Home Builder/Land Developer
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2011 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2011 1st Sp.S. - Author
    2012 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2012 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment
    • Higher Education
    • Transportation (Chair)
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    86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 13
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Willmar
    Term of Office: 1/3/2007 to 1/3/2011
    Counties Represented: Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns
    Occupation: Home Builder, Gimse Brothers Construction/Land Developer
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Veterans
    • Business, Industry and Jobs
    • Business, Industry and Jobs: Bioscience and Renewable Energy Development
    • Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
    • Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
    • State and Local Government Operations and Oversight
    • State and Local Government Operations and Oversight: Elections
    • Transportation
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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    85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

      Session Details
    Body: Senate
    District: 13
    Elected: 11/7/2006
    Residence: Willmar
    Term of Office: 1/3/2007 to 1/3/2011
    Counties Represented: Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns
    Occupation: Home Builder/Land Developer/Self-Employed; Construction and Tree Service, Gimse Brothers Construction
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture and Veterans
    • Business, Industry and Jobs
    • Finance: Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division
    • Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
    • State and Local Government Operations and Oversight
    • State and Local Government Operations and Oversight: Elections
    • Transportation
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    District Files

    District File - 2007 District 13
    District File - 2008 District 13
    District File - 2009 District 13

    The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library has collected newspaper articles on legislators since 1973. They are available in the Library.

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