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Brian Merritt Bergson (born September 4, 1964) was an American politician.

Bergson was born in Minnesota and lived in Osseo, Minnesota. He served in the United States Army and was a businessman. Bergson went to the University of Minnesota and studied geography. Bergson served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1993 and 1994 and was a Democrat. His great-uncle Leonidas Merritt also served in the Minnesota Legislature. [1] . Later Bergson became a lobbyist for Polaris.

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