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    Jensen, Scott

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    Senate 2017-2020 (District 47)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Carver

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 11/19/1954
    Birth Place: ,
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    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Chaska
    Occupation (when first elected): Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA

    EDUCATION

    Sleepy Eye High School; Secondary; Valedictorian, 1973
    University of Minnesota, Dental School; Attended College; 1976-1977
    Luther-Northwestern Theological Seminary; Attended College; 1977-1978
    University of Minnesota; B.A.; Physiology, 1978
    University of Minnesota; M.D.; 1981
    University of Minnesota; Fellowship; Bush Fellowship: Leadership and Policy Studies, 1999

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    School Board/Administration: Waconia School District, Minnesota (School Board); 199? to ?
    State Board/Commission/Council: Attorney General's Advisory Task Force on Lowering Pharmaceutical Drug Prices (Co-chair); 2019 to ?

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Mary
    Children: Three children: Cristy, Matt, and Jackie
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
    Carl A. Jensen  - Father

    GENERAL NOTES

    Special legislative concerns: health care reform, roads and bridges, and election reform.

    He is a family practice physician.

    He did not seek reelection in 2020.

    He ran unsuccessfully for governor in the 2022 election.

    Most recent term photo
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    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: Senate
    District: 47
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Chaska
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Carver
    Occupation: Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2020 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
    • Higher Education Finance and Policy
    • Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
    term photo
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: Senate
    District: 47
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Chaska
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Carver
    Occupation: Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
    • Higher Education Finance and Policy
    • Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
    • Transportation Finance and Policy
    term photo
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books By

    • Jensen, Scott. Relationship Matters: The Foundation of Medical Care Is Fracturing, 2015.

    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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