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    McNamar, Jay

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2013-2014 (District 12A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 2/12/1947
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Lutheran
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Elbow Lake
    Occupation (when first elected): Retired Teacher

    EDUCATION

    Ada High School; Secondary;
    University of North Dakota, Ellendale; B.S.; Education/Health

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Mayor: Elbow Lake, Minnesota; 2009 to 2012 [Elected]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Robin
    Children: Two children: Andrea and Jaime (daughters)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota, The Directory, 2013-2014.

    He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2014 and 2016 elections.

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    Total Days Served: 728

    SESSIONS SERVED

    88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2013
    Body: House
    District: 12A
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Elbow Lake
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/4/2015
    Oath Date: 1/8/2013
    Counties Represented: Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin
    Occupation: Retired Teacher
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2013 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2013 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    Ran in next election? Yes. Defeated in general election
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Session Interviews

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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