(Rep.), 10th Senate District. Born River Falls, Feb. 25, 1916; married. B.S. UW-River Falls 1938. Full-time legislator; formerly real estate, insurance. World War 11 vet.; army air corps 1941-45. Received Citizens' Conf. on State Legislatures' 1974 Legislative Leaders Award. Dir. and past pres. Natl. Conf. of State Leg. Leaders; mbr. adv. bd. Eagleton Insti. of Politics, U.S. Adv. Comn. on lntergovtl. Relations, Coun. of State Govts.' Com. on Intergovtl. Rel. Elected to senate in 1955 special election; reelected since 1956. Sen. pres. pro tern 1967-73; sen. maj. ldr. 1963, 1965. Biennial committee assignments: 1975 - jt. Com. on revisions, repeals and uniform laws (also 1973); audit; Minn.-Wis. boundary area Comn. leg. adv. Com. (also 1971, 1969, 1967). 1973 - jt. finance; jt. Com. on leg. org. (vice-chm.; chm. 1971, 1967; mbr. 1969, 1965); leg. procedure (chm. 1971, 1969, 1967); comn. on interstate coop. (mbr. since 1963, vicechm. 1967); leg. council (also 1971, 1969, 1967; chm. 1963); disability bd. (also 1971); jt. Com. on employment rel. (also 1972); leg. council's special Com. on educ. program review project (chm.), spec. corn, on review of performance and program audit procedures, and spec. Com. on Wis. guaranteed higher educ. plan. Telephone: (715) 246-4770. Mailing address: Pine Crest, Rt. 2, New Richmond 54017. (Blue Book 1975)

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