Jump to content

Tim Sanders (politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by TAnthony (talk | contribs) at 03:50, 2 October 2019 (Correct citation errors (deprecated dead-url parameters), and genfixes). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Tim Sanders
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 37B district
51A (2009–2013)
In office
January 6, 2009 – January 2, 2017
Preceded byScott Kranz
Succeeded byNolan West
Personal details
Born (1982-06-02) June 2, 1982 (age 42)
Political partyRepublican Party of Minnesota
SpouseFarrah
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Professioninsurance representative

Timothy A. "Tim" Sanders (born 1982) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 37B, which included portions of Anoka County, which is in the northern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Early life, education, and career

Sanders grew up in a military family on Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, earning his B.A. in Political Science as well as a minor in History. He worked as an intern for former U.S. Representative Jim Ramstad in his Minnetonka office.[1][2] He is also a commercial insurance representative for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.[2]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Sanders was first elected in 2008, succeeding first-term Rep. Scott Kranz, who moved out of the district. He was re-elected in 2010, 2012, and 2014.[3] He did not seek re-election in 2016.

References

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  2. ^ a b "Sanders, Tim A. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)