Senate 1995-2002 (District 16); Senate 2003-2005 (District 15)
Party when first elected: Independent Republican
Counties Served: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns
Litchfield High School; Secondary; St. Cloud State University; B.A.; Political Science and History, Magna Cum Laude
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Special Legislative Concerns: education, business, crime, transportation.He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of St. Cloud in 1989.Religion provided by the Natural Resources Defense Council's State Directories 2005 and Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.