Duane Sauke is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 25B in southeastern Minnesota.
Sauke was raised by sharecroppers in Conger,Minnesota. [1] He attended Luther College in Decorah,Iowa,graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in music education. [2]
He served in the National Guard. He was a band instructor for 17 years for several school districts across southeastern Iowa and later at Elgin Public Schools. He then became a real estate broker,later becoming owner of RE/MAX Rochester,which he sold in 2012. [1]
Sauke was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 and was reelected for a second term in 2018. He previously ran in District 26B in 1988,losing to Republican incumbent Bob Waltman. [1]
In November 2019,he announced he plans to retire rather than run for re-election in 2020. [3]
Sauke married his wife,Debra,in 1972. They have two children and reside in Rochester,Minnesota. [1] [2]
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