Senate 2007-2010 (District 38); Senate 2013-2022 (District 51); Senate 2023-Present (District 52)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Dakota
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/17/1947
Birth Place:
, Minnesota
Birth County:
Dakota
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Eagan
Occupation (when first elected):
Retired Mechanical Engineer, Ecolab and 3M
EDUCATION
Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Vocational-Technical School; Certificate of Machine Design, 1967
University of Minnesota; B.M.E.; Mechanical Engineering, 1973
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented (Board of Directors);
[Dates Unknown]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Gayle
Children:
Two children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: education, transportation, health care, economic vitality, voter access.
He was raised on a farm.
He ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2004.
Religion provided by the 2006 WCCO TV Voters' Guide.