Jensen, Scott
Senate 2017-2020 (District 47)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Carver
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/19/1954
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
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.
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Chaska
Term of Office: 1/3/2017 to 1/4/2021
Counties Represented:
Carver
Occupation: Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
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Higher Education Finance and Policy
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Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
Body: Senate
District: 47
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Chaska
Term of Office: 1/3/2017 to 1/4/2021
Counties Represented:
Carver
Occupation: Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic, PA
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
-
Higher Education Finance and Policy
-
Human Services Reform Finance and Policy
-
Transportation Finance and Policy
Articles & Books By
Jensen, Scott. Relationship Matters: The Foundation of Medical Care Is Fracturing, 2015.
The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library has collected newspaper articles on legislators since 1973. They are available in the Library.