David Senjem

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David Senjem
11th Minnesota Senate Majority Leader
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 27, 2011
Preceded by Amy Koch
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 29th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2003
Preceded by Steve Murphy
13th Minnesota Senate Minority Leader
In office
January 2007 – January 4, 2011
Preceded by Dick Day
Succeeded by Tom Bakk
Personal details
Born December 20, 1942 (1942-12-20) (age 69)
Austin, Minnesota
Political party Republican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s) Marlys
Children 2
Residence Rochester, Minnesota
Alma mater Luther College
Profession environmental affairs officer, legislator
Religion Lutheran

David "Dave" H. Senjem (born December 20, 1942) is a Minnesota Republican politician and the Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate. Senjem represents District 29, which includes portions of Dodge and Olmsted counties in the southeastern part of the state.

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[edit] Background

Senjem attended Hayfield High School in Hayfield, then went on to Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree. He served on the Rochester City Park Board for five years, then on the Rochester City Council from 1992 to 2002. He is Environmental Affairs Officer for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.[1]

Senjem's family originates from Bingen, Buskerud County, Norway, Norway, with the original family name being "Sønju". His great great grandfather, John N. Hanson, served as a Republican state representative from Dodge County from 1873 to 1874.[1]

[edit] Service in the Minnesota Senate

A Republican, Senjem was first elected in 2002, and was reelected in 2006 and 2010. He served as the Senate minority leader from 2007[1] until January 3, 2011, when the position was taken by Minority Leader Tom Bakk, a Democrat.[2]

On December 27, 2011, Senjem was once again elected to head his caucus, this time as majority leader. Senjem was elected to replace Amy Koch, who had resigned over an affair with a senate staffer.[3] Senjem became the third person to serve as both minority and majority leader, and the first to serve in both roles as a Republican.

Senjem is a member of the senate's Capital Investment Committee, the Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications Committee, the Higher Education Committee, the Rules and Administration, and the Taxes Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the Higher Education Budget and Policy Division, on the Rules and Administration subcommittees for Committees, for Conference Committees, and for Permanent and Joint Rules, and on the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property Tax Division.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Minnesota Senators Past and Present
  2. ^ http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/11/04/minnesota-house-senate-minority-majority-leaders/
  3. ^ Rochester Senator David Senjem Elected Majority Leader
  4. ^ Minnesota State Legislative Reference Library

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Minnesota Senate
Preceded by
Amy Koch		 Minnesota Senate Majority Leader
2011-		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Dick Day		 Minnesota Senate Minority Leader
2007–2011		 Succeeded by
Tom Bakk
Preceded by
Steve Murphy		 Minnesota State Senator for the 29th District
2003 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Novak • Schultz • Thuet • Grittner • Coleman • Krieger • Aschbach • Ulland • Taylor • Benson • Johnson • Day • Senjem • Bakk
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  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)
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  1.    Scott Newman (R)
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  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)
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  5.    James Metzen (DFL)
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  11.    Ann Rest (DFL)
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  15.    Michelle Benson (R)
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  1.    Ray Vandeveer (R)
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  11.    Patricia Torres Ray (DFL)
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  13.    Dick Cohen (DFL)
  14.    Sandy Pappas (DFL)
  15.    Mary Jo McGuire (DFL)
  16.    John Harrington (DFL)
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