Senate 1987-90 (District 4)
Party when first elected: Independent Republican
Counties Served:
Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/10/1922
Birth Place:
Wimberly, Texas
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
10/19/1999
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Bob
City of Residence (when first elected):
Bemidji
Occupation (when first elected):
College Professor, Bemidji State University
EDUCATION
Southwest Texas State College; Attended College;
Texas A & M University of Agriculture; B.S.; Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Education
Texas A & M University of Agriculture; M.Ed.; Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Education
Texas A & M University of Agriculture; Ph.D.; Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Education
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State University System (Acting Chancellor, about 10 months);
19?? to 19??
Military:
United States Army (LTC);
19?? to 19??
School Board/Administration:
Texas (School Board);
19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Bemidji State University, Minnesota (President, 12 years);
1968 to 1980
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, 7th Congressional District (Appointed by Governor Arne Carlson);
02/1991 to 199?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Jacqueline "Jackie"
Children:
Three children: David and Jack (sons), Diane (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: taxes, senior issues, crime, education, drugs, business climate.
He came to Bemidji, Minnesota in 1968. He moved to California in 1996.
He died, from Alzheimer's disease, at a nursing home in Ventura, California.