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Dan Skogen Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 10th districtIn office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011Preceded by Cal Larson Succeeded by Gretchen Hoffman Personal details Born December 14, 1957
Fergus Falls, MinnesotaPolitical party Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Spouse(s) Dee Children 2 Residence Hewitt, Minnesota Alma mater Thief River Falls Technical College Profession radio broadcaster, farmer, legislator Religion Lutheran Dan Skogen (born December 14, 1957) is a Minnesotan politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 10, which includes all or portions of Becker, Otter Tail and Wadena counties in the northwestern part of the state.[1]
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Education and professional career
Skogen grew up near Phelps Mill in Maine Township. He graduated from Battle Lake High School and has an audio communications degree from Thief River Falls Technical College. He is the sports director at radio stations in Wadena. He resides near Hewitt with his wife, Dee, and has two children.[2]
Service in the Minnesota Senate
A Democrat, Skogen was first elected in 2006. He lost his re-election bid in the November 2, 2010, general election to Republican Gretchen Hoffman. While in office, his special legislative concerns included the environment, agriculture, and education.[1]
Skogen was a member of the senate's Agriculture and Veterans Committee, the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, the Education Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. He also served on and chaired the Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee for Public Lands and Waters, and on the Finance subcommittees for the Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division and the E-12 Education Budget and Policy Division.[3]
Electoral history
2010 Minnesota State Senate District 10
- Gretchen Hoffman (R), 17,048 votes, 54.79%
- Dan Skogen (DFL), 14,040 votes, 45.12%
- Write-In, 29 votes, 0.09%
2006 Minnesota State Senate District 10
- Cal Larson (R), 14,191 votes, 44.71%
- Dan Skogen (DFL), 17,530 votes, 55.23%
- Write-In, 18 votes, 0.06%
References
- ^ a b "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Skogen, Dan". Leg.state.mn.us. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15238. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Working Hard for State Senate District 10". Dan Skogen. http://www.danskogen.com/. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Senator Dan Skogen DFL District 10". Senate.leg.state.mn.us. 1957-12-14. http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=15238. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
External links
- Dan Skogen at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Senate District 10 Map
- Senator Skogen Web Page
- Senator Skogen Campaign Web Site
- Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Senator Dan Skogen
Preceded by
Cal LarsonMinnesota Senate District 10
2007-2011Succeeded by
Gretchen HoffmanCategories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Fergus Falls, Minnesota
- American Lutherans
- Minnesota Democrats
- Minnesota State Senators
- People from Todd County, Minnesota
- Minnesota politician stubs
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