Doug Magnus | |
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Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 22nd district | |
In office January 3, 2011 –January 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jim Vickerman |
Succeeded by | Bill Weber |
Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 22A district | |
In office January 7,2003 –January 3,2011 | |
Preceded by | Ted Winter |
Succeeded by | Joe Schomacker |
Personal details | |
Born | November 1950 (age 74) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Brenda |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Slayton,Minnesota,U.S. |
Alma mater | South Dakota State University |
Profession | Farmer,legislator |
Douglas Rudy Magnus (born November 1950) is an American,Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate,who represented District 22,which includes all of Cottonwood,Jackson,Murray,Nobles,Pipestone and Rock counties in the southwestern part of the state. A Republican,he is also a farmer. [1]
Magnus previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003–2011,representing District 22A,which essentially includes the western half of the senate district. [2] On April 6,2010,he announced that he would not seek a fifth term in the House,but would run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jim Vickerman. [3] He subsequently won that seat in the November 2,2010,general election. [4] On November 17,2010,incoming Republican Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch announced that he would serve as an assistant majority leader and as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee during the 2011–2012 biennium. [5] [6]
On March 5,2012,Magnus announced that he would not seek re-election to the Senate in the November 2012 general election. His term ended on January 7,2013. [7]
Magnus attended Slayton High School in Slayton,later graduating from South Dakota State University in Brookings with a BS in Animal Science. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1970–1972. [8] [1]