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Jim Carlson (Minnesota politician)

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Jim Carlson
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 51st district
Assumed office
January 8, 2013
Preceded byTed Daley
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 38th district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byMichael McGinn
Succeeded byTed Daley
Personal details
Born (1947-02-17) February 17, 1947 (age 77)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseGayle
Children2
ResidenceEagan, Minnesota
Alma materDunwoody Institute
University of Minnesota
OccupationLegislator

Jim Carlson (born February 17, 1947) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 52, which includes all but one precinct of Eagan and Mendota Heights, all of Mendota, and some of Burnsville in Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Minnesota Senate

Carlson was first elected in 2006.[1] He was unseated by Republican Ted Daley in 2010,[2] but ran again and was elected in 2012. Carlson was reelected in 2016, 2020, and 2022.

Personal life

Carlson is Lutheran.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Carlson, Jim". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  2. ^ http://www.mnsun.com/articles/2010/11/07/elections/mn_senate_races/senatedistrict38.txt[permanent dead link]