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Banaian, King

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Saint Cloud, MN

House 2011-2012 (District 15B)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Benton, Sherburne, Stearns

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 08/29/1958 (uncertain) Date of Death: 
Birth Place: Manchester, New Hampshire Birth County:  Birth Country: United States
Other Names:
Gender:  Male Religion:  Not Reported
City of Residence (when first elected):  Saint Cloud

Occupation (when first elected):  Economist; Economics Professor, St. Cloud State University

EDUCATION

Memorial High School, New Hampshire; Secondary;
St. Anselm College, New Hampshire; Bachelors Degree; Economics, 1979
Claremont Graduate School; M.A.; Economics
Claremont Graduate School; Ph.D.; Economics

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Barbara
Children: Two children: (at least one daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

He was of Armenian ancestry.

He moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1984.

He was a fellow with the Armenian International Research Group in Washington D.C. and Yerevan, Armenia.

Legislative Session: 87th (2011-2012)   Session Details term photo
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Body: House Elected: 11/2/2010 Term of Office: 1/4/2011 to 1/7/2013
District: 15B Residence: Saint Cloud
Counties Represented: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
Occupation: Economist; Economics Professor, St. Cloud State University
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
Capital Investment Minutes
Higher Education Policy and Finance Minutes
Rules and Legislative Administration Minutes
State Government Finance Minutes
Session Notes: His margin of victory over Carol Lewis was only 10 votes so an automatic recount occurred. After the recount he was declared the winner by 13 votes.

OTHER INFORMATION

Audio/Video
Session Interview (Video) 2011 House Interview


Articles & Books By
Banaian, King and Dr. Bryan Roberts. The Design and Use of Political Economy Indicators: Challenges of Definition, Aggregation, and Application. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Banaian, King. The Ukrainian Economy Since Independence. Edward Elgar Publishing, 1999


Articles & Books About
Ostberg, Patty. "Professor Turned Legislator." Session Weekly, St. Paul: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office, January 21, 2011, p. 14.




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