(Rep.), 27th Senate District. Born Houston, Minn.; married. Educ. Minn, rural schools; attended Univ. of Minn. Chairman bank bd. of directors. Former ice cream mfr., bank pres., salesman, farmer. Served on county board 10 years. Elected to Assembly 1952-64; elected to Senate since 1970. Biennial committee assignments: 1981 - Aging, Business and Financial Institutions and Transportation (also 1979); Minn.-Wis. Boundary Area Comn.'s Legis. Adv. Com. (mbr. since 1975); State Supported Programs Study Adv. Com. (mbr. since 1975). 1979 - Legis. Coun. Corns, on Highways (also 1977, 1975), Interest Rate Practices, Product Liability (also 1977), Small Business (also 1977), Unfair Sales Act. 1977- Commerce (also 1975 ); Legis. Coun. Com. on Eminent Domain; Hwy. Safety Council; Migrant Labor Council; State Capitol and Exec. Residence Bd. 1975 - Spec. Select Com. on Mining Development; Worker's Compensation Council observer. 1973 - Industry, Labor, Taxation and Bkg. (chp.); Agric. and Rural Development (vice-chp.); Legis. Procedure; it. Survey Com. on Tax Exemptions (also 1971); Legis. Coun. Cams, on Collective Bargaining Impasses in Public Employment, Preserving Agric. and Conservancy Lands, and Public Utility Tax Distribution; Gov.'s Task Force on Problems of Physically Handicapped. 1971 - Agric. (vice-chp.); Health and Social Services; Legis. Coun. Coms. on Agric., and on Health and Soc. Services; Gov.'s Cont. on 1971 Priorities for Agric. and Rural Affairs; Bond Board; Jr. Legis. Com. to Visit State Properties. Telephone: Capitol: (608) 266-6670; District: (608) 742- 6443. Voting address: 612 Edgewater Street, Portage 53901. Mailing address (office): Room 329 South, State Capitol, Madison 53702. (Blue Book 1981-82)

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