- Keith Langseth
Infobox State Senator
name=Keith Langseth
state_senate=Minnesota
state=Minnesota
district=9th
term=1980 -
preceded=
succeeded=Incumbent
party=Democratic Farmer Labor Party
date of birth= birth date and age |1938|01|20
place of birth=Glyndon, Minnesota
date of death=
place of death=
occupation=Farmer
spouse=Lorraine Langseth
residence=Glyndon, Minnesota
religion=Lutheran |Keith Langseth (born
January 20 ,1938 ) is a Democratic Farmer Labor Party member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 9 since 1980. Prior to his election to the Senate he was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from district 9B which he was elected to in 1974. His district includes Clay, Becker, Wilkin, and Traverse County in Northwestern Minnesota.Langseth serves as Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, a position he has held since since its creation in 2001, and as a member of the Taxes, Agriculture and Veterans, Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division, Transportation, Transportation Budget and Policy Division, and the Rules and Administration Committees. His stated legislative interests include bonding, tax policy, transportation, education, and agriculture.
Personal life
Senator Langseth grew up in Glyndon, Minnesota, where he still currently resides. He graduated from Glyndon High School in 1956 and began working as a Dairy Farmer. Langseth has continued farming throughout his tenure in the legislature. He and his wife Lorraine have 3 children, Dan, Gayle, and Joy. [ [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10355 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Langseth, Keith L ] ]
Political career
Langseth became involved in the DFL because of opposition to the Vietnam War. He was asked by the local DFL party to run for the state House of Representatives in 1974 and chose to run for the State Senate in 1980. In both elections, Langseth ran against an incumbent. Langseth is the longest serving member currently in the State Senate.
Electoral history
*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 2006
**Keith Langseth (D) 20,353 votes, 69.8%
**Paul Holle (R), 8,771 votes, 30.1%
**Write In, 33 votes, 0.1% [ [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/2006/campaign/results/stsenate_dist.php?district=09 MPR: Campaign 2006: Election Results: Minnesota Senate District 9 ] ]*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 2002
**Keith Langseth (D) 18,587 votes, 61.22%
**Bradley Monson (R), 10,144 votes, 33.41%
**Dan Stewart (IP), 1,278 votes, 4.21% [2003-2004 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 2000
**Keith Langseth (D) 19,412 votes, 61.05%
**Wallace "Wally" Nord (R), 10,946 votes, 34.43% [2001-2002 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 1996
**Keith Langseth (D) 17,189 votes, 58.67%
**Cliff Dyrud (R), 11,235 votes, 38.35% [1997-1998 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 1992
**Keith Langseth (D) 18,954 votes, 59.68%
**Bob Friederichs (IR), 11,587 votes, 36.48% [1993-1994 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 1990
**Keith Langseth (D) 13,705 votes, 61.80%
**Robert Westfall (IR) 7,716 votes, 34.79% [1991-1992 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 1986
**Keith Langseth (D) 11,166 votes, 57.96%
**David Green (IR) 8,099 votes, 42.04% [1987-1988 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 1982
**Keith Langseth (D) 11,733 votes, 50.62%
**Phyllis Thysell (IR) 10,803 votes, 46.61% [1983-1984 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota Senate District 9 Election 1980
**Keith Langseth (D) 13,776 votes, 52.9%
**D.H. (Doug) Sillers (Incumbent) (IR) 12,245 votes, 47.1% [1981-1982 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota House District 9B Election 1978
**Keith Langseth (D) 5,743 votes, 49.9%
**Merlyn Valan (IR) 5,758 votes, 50.1% [1977-1978 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota House District 9B Election 1976
** Keith Langseth (D) 8,498 votes, 62.8%
** Lee Johnson (IR) 4,664 votes, 37.2% [1977-1978 Legislative Manual]*Minnesota House District 9B Election 1974
** Keith Langseth (D) 5,361 votes, 58.94%
** Arian Strangeland (Incumbent) (IR) 3,735 votes, 41.06% [1975-1976 Legislative Manual]References
External links
* [http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1029&ls=85 Minnesota Senate - Senator Keith Langseth] official MN Senate website
* [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10355 Senator Keith Langseth] "Minnesota Legislator's Past and Present"
* [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=20 Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Keith Langseth] voting record
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=3904 Project Vote Smart - Senator Keith Langseth (MN)] profile
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