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    Knickerbocker, Gerald C. "Jerry"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1973-82 (District 40B); House 1983-94 (District 43B)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 10/20/1943
    Birth Place: Cloquet, Minnesota
    Birth County: Carlton
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Catholic
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Jerry
    City of Residence (when first elected): Hopkins
    Occupation (when first elected): Assistant to the Director of Economic Development, Environmental Development

    EDUCATION

    Cloquet High School; Secondary; Graduate
    University of Minnesota; B.A.; Business Administration and Economics

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Educational Council; 19?? to 19??
    County Board/Commissioner: Hennepin County, Minnesota (Intergovernmental Study Commission); 19?? to 19??
    Municipal Board/Commission: Hopkins, Minnesota (City Planning and Zoning Commission, and Development Steering Committee); 19?? to 19??

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single (when first elected); Becky
    Children: Three children: (at least 2 daughters)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was a member of the Republican Party.

    He was a member of the Minnesota Zoological Society.

    Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.

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    Total Days Served: 8036

    SESSIONS SERVED

    78th Legislative Session (1993-1994)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 43B
    Elected: 11/3/1992
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/5/1993 to 1/2/1995
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: None Listed
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Controversial Bills
    • Commerce and Economic Development: Tourism and Small Business Division
    • Governmental Operations and Gambling
    • Governmental Operations and Gambling: Gambling
    • Governmental Operations and Gambling: State Government Finance Division
    • Rules and Legislative Administration

    77th Legislative Session (1991-1992)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 43B
    Elected: 11/6/1990
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/8/1991 to 1/4/1993
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Securities Representative
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance
    • General Legislation, Veterans Affairs, and Gaming
    • General Legislation, Veterans Affairs, and Gaming: Elections Division
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Government Structures Division
    • Redistricting
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
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    76th Legislative Session (1989-1990)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 43B
    Elected: 11/8/1988
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/3/1989 to 1/7/1991
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Securities Representative
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Financial Institutions and Housing
    • Financial Institutions and Housing: Banking
    • General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Gaming
    • General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Gaming: Elections Division
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Pensions
    • Insurance
    • Rules and Legislative Administration

    75th Legislative Session (1987-1988)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 43B
    Elected: 11/4/1986
    Residence: Hopkins
    Term of Office: 1/6/1987 to 1/2/1989
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Real Estate/Securities Representative/Economic Analyst
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Economic Development and Housing
    • Economic Development and Housing: Business Finance
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance: Financial Institutions
    • General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Gaming
    • General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Gaming: Elections
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Pensions
    • Rules and Legislative Administration

    74th Legislative Session (1985-1986)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 43B
    Elected: 11/6/1984
    Residence: Hopkins
    Term of Office: 1/8/1985 to 1/5/1987
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Real Estate/Securities Representative
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance
    • Governmental Operations (Chair)
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Local Government Affairs
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    Leadership Position: Assistant Majority Leader
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    73rd Legislative Session (1983-1984)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 43B
    Elected: 11/2/1982
    Residence: Hopkins
    Term of Office: 1/4/1983 to 1/7/1985
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Real Estate/Securities Representative
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance: Insurance
    • Governmental Operations
    • Governmental Operations: Jobs Creation and Unemployment Issues
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Physical and Economic Development
    • Local and Urban Affairs: State-Local Fiscal Affairs Division

    72nd Legislative Session (1981-1982)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 40B
    Elected: 11/4/1980
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/1981 to 1/3/1983
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Real Estate/Economic Analyst
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Governmental Structures
    • Local and Urban Affairs: Local Government Financing
    • Reapportionment and Elections
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
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    71st Legislative Session (1979-1980)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 40B
    Elected: 11/7/1978
    Residence: Minnetonka
    Term of Office: 1/3/1979 to 1/5/1981
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Real Estate/Economic Analyst
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: School Aids Division
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Rules and Legislative Administration: Rules
    Leadership Position: IR Caucus Leader-1979
    Leadership Notes: The House was evenly split along party lines after the November 1978 election. Thus neither party had majority nor minority status going into the 71st Legislative Session. In May 1979 the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party gained majority status.
    Leadership Position: Floor Leader
    Leadership Notes: He became the Independent Republican (IR) Floor Leader in May 1979.

    70th Legislative Session (1977-1978)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 40B
    Elected: 11/2/1976
    Residence: Hopkins
    Term of Office: 1/4/1977 to 1/2/1979
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Economic Analyst
    Party: Independent Republican
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: School Aids Division
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • Local and Urban Affairs
    Leadership Position: Assistant Minority Leader
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    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 40B
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Hopkins
    Term of Office: 1/7/1975 to 1/3/1977
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Economic Analysis
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Appropriations
    • Appropriations: State Departments Division
    • General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
    • Labor-Management Relations

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 40B
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Hopkins
    Term of Office: 1/2/1973 to 1/6/1975
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Assistant to the Director of Economic Development, Environmental Development
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Governmental Operations
    • Judiciary
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    "Three More House Members Step Down." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, May 13, 1994, p. 47.


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