Oraas, Telford V.
House 1939-48 (District 13)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Yellow Medicine
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/21/1906
Birth Place:
Normania Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Yellow Medicine
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Clarkfield
Occupation (when first elected):
Formerly Taught School in Lyon County/Custom Feed Grinding and Threshing/Volunteer Work
EDUCATION
Usual School; Elementary School;
Morris Agricultural School; College Graduate; 1927
Moorhead State Teachers College; College Graduate; 1933
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
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Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He taught school in Lyon County, 1934-35; and recreational and adult educational work, 1943-44.
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/3/1949
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Farmer/Portable Feed Grinding
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Communications
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Education
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Labor
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Reapportionment
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Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected: 11/7/1944
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/2/1945 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Farmer/Portable Feed Grinding
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
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Communications
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Education
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Labor
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Public Institutions
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Temperance and Liquor Control
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/1/1945
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Farmer/Feed Grinder/Thresher/Former Teacher, Lyon County
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Education
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Elections
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Labor
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Markets and Marketing
Elected: 11/5/1940
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/7/1941 to 1/4/1943
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Formerly Taught School in Lyon County/Custom Feed Grinding and Threshing
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Agriculture
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Civil Administration
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Education
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Enrollment and Engrossment
Elected: 11/8/1938
Residence: Clarkfield
Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/6/1941
Counties Represented:
Yellow Medicine
Occupation: Formerly Taught School in Lyon County/Custom Feed Grinding and Threshing/Volunteer Work
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Agriculture
-
Education
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Public Health and Hospitals
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Relief
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State Prison
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