House 2007-2010 (District 25B); House 2013-Present (District 20B)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Le Sueur, Rice, Scott
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
| Date of Birth: 01/08/1952
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| Birth Place: Dubuque, Iowa
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Birth Country: United States |
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| Gender:
Male
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Religion: Congregational
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City of Residence (when first elected):
Northfield
Occupation (when first elected):
Educator; High School English Teacher, Northfield Alternative Learning Center
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EDUCATION
Northfield High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1970
Oxford University, England; Attended College; 2 Terms (through St. Olaf College)
Minneapolis Technical College; Vocational-Technical School; Graphic Arts Certificate, 1978
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; B.A.; English, 1974
St. Mary's University, Minneapolis; M.A.; Education, 2004
Mankato State University; E.B.D.; Special Education License, 1984
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Divorced (when first elected); Dominique (remarried in December 2012)
Children:
Two children: Gareth (son), Julia (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was raised in Northfield, Minnesota.
He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2002 election. His opponent, Ray Cox, defeated him by so few votes that an automatic recount occurred. The recount confirmed that Ray Cox had won, by 46 votes.
He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2004 election. He lost by 586 votes.
He ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2010 election. His opponent, Kelby Woodard, defeated him by 31 votes so an automatic recount occurred. The recount confirmed that Kelby Woodard had won.
He also was a Special Education Teacher in the Faribault Public Elementary Schools, 1984-87.
Religion provided by his 2006 campaign Web page.