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Wardlow, Douglas "Doug"

House 2011-2012 (District 38B)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Dakota

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 7/3/1978
Birth Place: Eagan, Minnesota
Birth County: Dakota
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion: Christian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names: Doug
City of Residence (when first elected): Eagan
Occupation (when first elected): Litigation Attorney; Specializing in Eminent Domain, Employment Law, and Business Law, Parker Rosen Law Firm

EDUCATION

Dakota Hills Middle School; Elementary School;
Thomas Lake Elementary School; Elementary School;
Eagan High School; Secondary; Graduate, First in His Class, Perfect Grade Point Average (GPA)
Beijing University, China; Attended College; One Semester, Mandarin Chinese
Georgetown University; B.A.; Political Theory and Mandarin Chinese, Magna Cum Laude, 2001
Georgetown University, Law School, Washington D.C.; J.D.; Cum Laude, 2004

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States Senate (Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Volunteer Legal Research Clerk for United States Senator Charles Grassley from Iowa); [Dates Unknown]
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States House of Representatives (Volunteer for United States Representative John Kline's Office); [Dates Unknown]
U.S. Legislative Staff/Council/Commission: United States House of Representatives (Volunteer for United States Representative Gil Gutknecht's Office); [Dates Unknown]
Judicial Administration: Minnesota Supreme Court (Law Clerk for Justice G. Barry Anderson); 200? to 200?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Jenny
Children: Two children: Winston Matthew (son), Annabelle Elizabeth (daughter, born while he was in office)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Lynn Wardlow  - Father

GENERAL NOTES

He was a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society.

In 2018, he ran for attorney general but lost in the general election.

He ran for attorney general in 2022 and was defeated in the primary.

Religion provided by his 2010 campaign website.

Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 38B
Elected: 11/2/2010
Residence: Eagan
Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
Counties Represented: Dakota
Occupation: Litigation Attorney; Specializing in Eminent Domain, Employment Law, and Business Law, Parker Rosen Law Firm
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
Articles & Books About
Cook, Mike. "Looking to Give the State a Fresh Start." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, January 14, 2011, p. 15.


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