Mark J. Piepho (born November 28, 1952) was an American politician and businessman.
Piepho was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He lived in Rochester, Minnesota with his family and graduated from Rochester Lourdes High School in 1971 and then graduated from Rochester Community and Technical College with an associate degree. He had worked for the Minnesota Department Transportation office in Rochester, Minnesota. Piepho also received his bachelor's degree in political science from University of St. Thomas and his master's degree in public administration from Minnesota State University, Mankato. In 1975, he moved to Mankato, Minnesota and was the owner of a moving and storage business. Piepho served as mayor of Skyline, Minnesota and was a Republican. Piepho served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1986 and in the Minnesota Senate in 1989 and 1990. [1]
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. It is along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River. Mankato is across the Minnesota River from North Mankato. Mankato and North Mankato have a combined population of 58,763 according to the 2020 census. It completely encompasses the town of Skyline. North of Mankato Regional Airport, a tiny non-contiguous part of the city lies within Le Sueur County. Most of the city is in Blue Earth County.
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