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    Heintzeman, Joshua "Josh"

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    House 2015-2022 (District 10A); House 2023-Present (District 6B)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Crow Wing

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 12/5/1977
    Birth Place: Bloomington, Minnesota
    Birth County: Hennepin
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Josh
    City of Residence (when first elected): Nisswa
    Occupation (when first elected): Small-Business Owner

    EDUCATION

    Central Lakes College; A.A.; Business

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Board/Commissioner: Crow Wing County, Minnesota (Human Rights Commission Chair); [Dates Unknown]
    Watershed District: Thirty Lakes Watershed District (Manager); [Dates Unknown] [Appointed]
    Watershed District: Thirty Lakes Watershed District (Manager); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Keri
    Children: Six children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved from Bloomington to Motley, Minnesota as an infant (2016 campaign website).

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    Total Days Served: 3769

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
    Body: House
    District: 06B
    Elected: 11/5/2024
    Residence: Nisswa
    Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/12/2025
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Small business owner
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Commerce Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy (Chair) Minutes [He was chair until 3/17/2025, when he became co-chair.]
    • Legacy Finance Minutes
    • Ways and Means Minutes
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: House
    District: 06B
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Nisswa
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Small-business owner
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Legacy Finance Minutes
    • Ways and Means Minutes
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: House
    District: 10A
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Nisswa
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Small-business owner
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Health Finance and Policy: Preventative Health Policy Division Minutes
    • Higher Education Finance and Policy Minutes
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    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: House
    District: 10A
    Elected: 11/6/2018
    Residence: Nisswa
    Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/8/2019
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Small-business owner
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2020 4th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 4th Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Environment and Natural Resources Policy Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Education Finance Division/Health and Human Services Finance Division: Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Legacy Finance Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Water Division Minutes
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: House
    District: 10A
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Nisswa
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Small-Business Owner
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Environment & Natural Resources Policy and Finance Minutes
    • Environment & Natural Resources Policy and Finance: Subcommittee on Mining, Forestry, & Tourism Minutes
    • Health & Human Services Finance Minutes
    • Higher Education & Career Readiness Policy and Finance Minutes
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    89th Legislative Session (2015-2016)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/6/2015
    Body: House
    District: 10A
    Elected: 11/4/2014
    Residence: Nisswa
    Term of Office: 1/5/2015 to 1/1/2017
    Oath Date: 1/6/2015
    Counties Represented: Crow Wing
    Occupation: Small-Business Owner
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Environment & Natural Resources Policy & Finance Minutes
    • Higher Education Policy & Finance Minutes
    • Legacy Funding Finance Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

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    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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