Lawrence Pogemiller

Infobox State Senator
name=Lawrence Pogemiller


state_senate=Minnesota
state=Minnesota
district=59th
term=1993 -
preceded=
succeeded=Incumbent
party=Democratic Farmer Labor Party
date of birth= birth date and age |1951|9|18
place of birth=Minneapolis, Minnesota
date of death=
place of death=
alma_mater=University of Minnesota, Harvard University
occupation=system project analyst
spouse=
residence=Minneapolis, Minnesota
religion=Roman Catholic|

Lawrence "Larry" J. Pogemiller (born September 18, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a legislator in the Minnesota Senate representing the 59th District. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and currently serves as the Senate's majority leader.

A 1969 graduate of DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, Pogemiller was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1980, serving as the representative of District 55A from 1981-1982. After that term, he was elected to the Senate, where he served as the Senator of District 58 from 1983-1992. From 1993 to the present, he has served the 59th District.

Pogemiller is known for his combative leadership style. Conservative writer Michael Brodkorb refers to him as "Larry 'The Jerk' Pogemiller."cite web| last =Fecke| first =Jeff| title =Profile: Senate Majority Leadership | publisher =Minnesota Monitor| date =2006-11-20| url =http://minnesotamonitor.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=816| accessdate = 2008-02-29] , and he is known to have a rocky relationship with Republican Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlentycite web| last =Scheck| first =Tom| title =Pogemiller in spotlight as session nears | publisher =Minnesota Public Radio| date =2006-11-29| url =http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/11/28/pogemillerprofile/| accessdate = 2008-02-29] . Former Minnesota House Speaker Steve Sviggum said of Pogemiller, "He's a very frustrating individual as he runs the clock past midnight all the time."

References

External links

* [http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1048&ls=85 Minnesota Senate - Senator Lawrence J. Pogemiller] official MN Senate website
* [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10539 Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Lawrence Pogemiller]
* [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=70 Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Lawrence Pogemiller] voting record
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=3924 Project Vote Smart - Senator Lawrence Pogemiller (MN)] profile
*"Follow the Money" - Lawrence Pogemiller
** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=82546 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=75361 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=11133 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=58984 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=36465 1996] campaign contributions