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    Putnam, Aric

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    Senate 2021-2022 (District 14); Senate 2023-Present (District 14)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Benton, Sherburne, Stearns

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 7/7/1972
    Birth Place: Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
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    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Cloud
    Occupation (when first elected): Teacher

    EDUCATION

    San Francisco State University; B.A.; 1994
    University of Maine; M.A.; 1998
    University of Minnesota; Ph.D.; 2003

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Laurie
    Children: Two children: Eliza and Phineas
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was an unsuccessful candidate for District 14A of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 and 2018.

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    Total Days Served: 1571

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026) (second half of Senate term)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/2/2023
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Professor
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development (Chair) [He was the chair beginning 2/3/2025. He was co-chair from 1/14/2025 to 2/3/2025.]
    • Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development: Subcommittee on Veterans (Chair)
    • Higher Education
    • Housing and Homelessness Prevention
    • Taxes
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Professor
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture, Broadband and Rural Development (Chair)
    • Higher Education
    • Jobs and Economic Development
    • Taxes
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: Senate
    District: 14
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Saint Cloud
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
    Occupation: Teacher
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Aging and Long-Term Care Policy
    • Higher Education Finance and Policy
    • Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy
    Session Notes: His margin of victory over Jerry Relph was only 316 votes. Relph requested a discretionary recount of three precincts. After the recount Putnam was declared the winner by 315 votes.
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    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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