Dan Sparks

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Dan Sparks
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 27th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2003
Preceded by Grace Schwab
Personal details
Born (1968-07-05) July 5, 1968 (age 43)
Austin, Minnesota
Political party Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Spouse(s) Andrea
Children 3
Residence Austin, Minnesota
Alma mater University of Minnesota
St. Cloud State University
Occupation banker, legislator
Religion Lutheran

Daniel D. "Dan" Sparks (born July 5, 1968) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 27, which includes all or portions of Fillmore, Freeborn, and Mower counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Democrat, he was first elected to the Senate in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010.[1]

Sparks is currently a member of the Senate's Agriculture and Rural Economies, Commerce and Consumer Protection, and Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications committees.[2] His special legislative concerns include education funding, lowering prescription drug costs, and economic development.[1]

Sparks is a banker and loan officer by profession. He attended college at the University of Minnesota and at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud. He and his wife, Andrea, live in Austin with their three daughters.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Sparks, Daniel D". Leg.state.mn.us. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10807. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  2. ^ "Senator Dan Sparks DFL District 27". Senate.leg.state.mn.us. http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10807. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  3. ^ "Project Vote Smart - Senator Daniel D. 'Dan' Sparks - Biography". Votesmart.org. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=38471. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 

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Members of the Minnesota State Senate
   
  1.    LeRoy A. Stumpf (DFL)
  2.    Rod Skoe (DFL)
  3.    Tom Saxhaug (DFL)
  4.    John Carlson (R)
  5.    David Tomassoni (DFL)
  6.    Thomas M. Bakk (DFL)
  7.    Roger Reinert (DFL)
  8.    Tony Lourey (DFL)
  9.    Keith Langseth (DFL)
  10.    Gretchen Hoffman (R)
  11.    Bill Ingebrigtsen (R)
  12.    Paul Gazelka (R)
  13.    Joe Gimse (R)
  14.    Michelle Fischbach (R)
  15.    John Pederson (R)
  16.    Dave Brown (R)
  17.    Sean Nienow (R)
  1.    Scott Newman (R)
  2.    Amy Koch (R)
  3.    Vacant
  4.    Gary Dahms (R)
  5.    Doug Magnus (R)
  6.    Kathy Sheran (DFL)
  7.    Julie Rosen (R)
  8.    Al DeKruif (R)
  9.    Mike Parry (R)
  10.    Dan Sparks (DFL)
  11.    John Sterling Howe (R)
  12.    David Senjem (R)
  13.    Carla Nelson (R)
  14.    Jeremy Miller (R)
  15.    Warren Limmer (R)
  16.    Gen Olson (R)
  17.    Julianne Ortman (R)
  1.    Claire Robling (R)
  2.    Dave Thompson (R)
  3.    Chris Gerlach (R)
  4.    Ted Daley (R)
  5.    James Metzen (DFL)
  6.    Dan Hall (R)
  7.    Geoff Michel (R)
  8.    David Hann (R)
  9.    Terri Bonoff (DFL)
  10.    Ron Latz (DFL)
  11.    Ann Rest (DFL)
  12.    Chris Eaton (DFL)
  13.    Benjamin Kruse (R)
  14.    Mike Jungbauer (R)
  15.    Michelle Benson (R)
  16.    Barb Goodwin (DFL)
  17.    Pam Wolf (R)
  1.    Ray Vandeveer (R)
  2.    Roger Chamberlain (R)
  3.    John Marty (DFL)
  4.    Charles Wiger (DFL)
  5.    Ted Lillie (R)
  6.    Katie Sieben (DFL)
  7.    Linda Higgins (DFL)
  8.    Kari Dziedzic (DFL)
  9.    D. Scott Dibble (DFL)
  10.    Jeff Hayden (DFL)
  11.    Patricia Torres Ray (DFL)
  12.    Ken Kelash (DFL)
  13.    Dick Cohen (DFL)
  14.    Sandy Pappas (DFL)
  15.    Mary Jo McGuire (DFL)
  16.    John Harrington (DFL)



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