Perpich, George F.
Senate 1971-72 (District 63); Senate 1973-80 (District 5)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/2/1933
Birth Place:
Carson Lake, Minnesota
Birth County:
St. Louis
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
9/26/2018
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Chisholm
Occupation (when first elected):
Dentist
EDUCATION
Hibbing High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1951
University of Minnesota, Duluth; B.A.; 1955
University of Minnesota; D.D.S.; 1961
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
United States Navy;
1955 to 1957
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ella Johnson (when first elected, no longer listed in 1975); Single; Connie Motherway (married in 1980)
Children:
Two children: Gregory and Betty Lynn
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Anthony J. Perpich
- Brother
Rudolph George Perpich, Sr.
- Brother
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: health, welfare and corrections.
"Among George's legislative priorities were increasing services to those in state mental and penal institutions and in the transition for their return to their communities; state support for home health care for the elderly; a sliding scale for child care to make it easier for low- and moderate-income mothers to work; and state aid to subsidize adoptions for hard-to-place handicapped children." (Hibbing Daily Tribune Obituary, October 7, 2018)
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
He challenged Jim Oberstar in a district convention for the 8th U.S. District seat in the 1980 election, but withdrew from the race in June before the September primaries. (Duluth News Tribune Obituary, October 5, 2018 and Star Tribune, June 4, 1980)
Body: Senate
District: 05
Elected: 11/2/1976
Residence: Chisholm
Term of Office: 1/4/1977 to 1/5/1981
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Dentist
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Finance
-
Finance: Health, Welfare and Corrections
-
General Legislation and Administrative Rules
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Health, Welfare and Corrections (Chair)
-
Rules and Administration
-
Veterans' Affairs
Body: Senate
District: 05
Elected: 11/2/1976
Residence: Chisholm
Term of Office: 1/4/1977 to 1/5/1981
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Dentist
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Finance: Health, Welfare and Corrections
-
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
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Health, Welfare and Corrections (Chair)
-
Rules and Administration
Body: Senate
District: 05
Elected: 11/7/1972
Residence: Chisholm
Term of Office: 1/2/1973 to 1/3/1977
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Dentist
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
Committees:
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Finance
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Finance: State Departments II
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Finance: Welfare-Corrections (Chair)
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Health, Welfare and Corrections
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Health, Welfare and Corrections: Institutional Closings (Chair)
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Health, Welfare and Corrections: Welfare (Chair)
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Transportation and General Legislation
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Transportation and General Legislation: Elections
Body: Senate
District: 05
Elected: 11/7/1972
Residence: Chisholm
Term of Office: 1/2/1973 to 1/3/1977
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Dentist
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus
Committees:
-
Finance
-
Finance: Natural Resources, Highways and Semi-State
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Finance: Welfare and Corrections
-
Health, Welfare and Corrections
-
Health, Welfare and Corrections: Welfare (Chair)
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Judiciary
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Judiciary: Law Reform
Body: Senate
District: 63
Elected: 11/3/1970
Residence: Chisholm
Term of Office: 1/5/1971 to 1/1/1973
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Dentist
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Committees:
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Health and Welfare
-
Higher Education
-
Natural Resoures and Environment
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Regulated Industries
Articles & Books About
"George Perpich." Hibbing Daily Tribune, October 7, 2018.
"Perpich, George." Star Tribune, October 7, 2018, p. B11.
Lovrien, Jimmy. "Former State Senator from Chisholm Dies." Duluth News Tribune, October 5, 2018.
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