Tom Huntley | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 7A district 6B (1993–2003) | |
In office January 5, 1993 –January 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | redrawn district |
Succeeded by | Jennifer Schultz |
Personal details | |
Born | February 10,1938 |
Political party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Spouse | Gail |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Duluth,Minnesota |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota Iowa State University |
Occupation | Legislator |
Thomas E. Huntley (born February 10,1938) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 7A,which includes portions of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County in the northeastern part of the state. [1] He is a retired associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth and former director of Institutional Relations at the University's School of Medicine. [2]
Huntley graduated from Cretin High School in Saint Paul,and attended the University of Minnesota,receiving his B.S. in chemistry in 1960. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1970.
Prior to being elected to the legislature,Huntley was active in Twin Ports area government. He served on the Minnesota Great Lakes Commission,on the Duluth City Council (1984–1988),and as a commissioner on the Minnesota Seaway Port Authority of Duluth (1988–1993). He was also the president of the Seaway Port Authority from 1990-1992. [1]
Huntley was first elected to the Minnesota legislature in 1992. He was the chair of the Finance Subcommittee for the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division from 2007 to 2010. He was a member of the Governor's Joint Health Care Task Force,of the Legislative Commission on Health Care Access,and of the Task Force on Small Business Health Insurance. [2] He announced on December 17,2013 that he would not be seeking re-election in 2014. [3]
His wife,Gail,is a former DFL Party activist and state associate chair. [1] [2]
Huntley was arrested on February 2,2013,near Deerwood,Minnesota,on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after being stopped for speeding. He subsequently announced that he was guilty of the charge,intended to plead guilty,and apologized to constituents for his actions. [4]
Tina Liebling is a Minnesota attorney and politician who is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 26A,which consists almost entirely of the city of Rochester in Olmsted County,in southeastern Minnesota. She was a candidate for the Governor of Minnesota in 2018,but withdrew from the race in mid-March.
Nora Bayly Slawik is a Minnesota politician,previously serving as Chairwoman of the Metropolitan Council,Maplewood Mayor and Minnesota State Representative. From 1997 to 1998 and 2001–2012,she represented District 57A,and from 2003 to 2012,she represented District 55B,which includes portions of Ramsey and Washington counties and the cities of Maplewood and Oakdale in the eastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. As Mayor of Maplewood,first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2018,she oversaw economic redevelopment,increased public safety,and expansion of Maplewood's public outdoor spaces. In 2018,she was appointed by Governor Tim Walz to serve as head of the Metropolitan Council,where she worked until stepping down in November 2019. She also has a history of community service before her time in office,including her development of Juniper as their Project Manager for the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging from 2016 to 2017.
Ronald Steven Latz is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 46,which includes parts of Hennepin County in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is an attorney by profession.
Michael Paymar is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 64B,which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County,which is part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a resource specialist for the Battered Women's Justice Project.
Lyndon R. Carlson,Sr. is an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he last represented District 45A,which included portions of Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a retired teacher and coach,having taught at Henry High School in Minneapolis for many years. Carlson is the longest-serving state legislator in Minnesota history.
Loren A. Solberg is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 3B,which includes portions of Aitkin and Itasca counties in the northern part of the state. A Democrat,he is also a retired educator.
Mary Catherine Murphy is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She is a retired history and social studies teacher at Duluth Central High School in Duluth (1964–97). She is active in historical preservation and works as a grounds manager.
Mary Ellen Dinkel Otremba was an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 11B,which includes portions of Douglas and Todd counties in the west central part of the state. A Democrat,she was also a substitute teacher and farmer. On May 19,2010,she announced that she would not seek an eighth term.
William J. Hilty is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 8A,which includes portions of Carlton,Pine and St. Louis counties in the northeastern part of the state. A Democrat,he is also a business owner,partner and consultant.
Bernhard Kent Eken is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 4,which includes portions of Becker,Clay,and Norman counties in the northwestern part of the state.
Erin Murphy is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 64,which includes the Highland Park,Macalester-Groveland,Merriam Park,Summit Hill,and St. Anthony Park,neighborhoods of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is a former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives,executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association,and is also a registered nurse.
Julie Bunn is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 56A,which includes portions of Washington County in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat,she is also an economist,policy analyst and consultant.
Beverly M. Scalze was an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represented District 42 in the Senate,which included portions of Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Robin K. Brown is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2007-2011) A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL),she represented District 27A,which includes all or portions of Freeborn and Mower counties in the southeastern part of the state.
Sandra A. Masin is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 51A,which includes portions of the city of Eagan in Dakota County,which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is also a business woman,working in financial services,real estate sales and insurance.
Sandra E. (Espeseth) Peterson was a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 45A,which included all or portions of the cities of New Hope,Plymouth and Crystal in western Hennepin County,which is part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat,she was also a retired teacher.
Joseph "Joe" Roy Schomacker is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Schomacker represents District 21A in the southwestern corner of the state,which includes the cities of Luverne and Pipestone and parts of Cottonwood,Lincoln,Murray,Nobles,Pipestone,and Rock Counties.
Kerry Gauthier is an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013,representing portions of St. Louis County. A Democrat,he served as Treasurer for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party from 2005 to 2006,and Democratic Chairman of the state's 8th Congressional District from 2000 to 2006. He had been an alderman for the Duluth City Council and campaign consultant,notably for Becky Lourey in the 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election. He retired in 2013 in the wake of a sex scandal.
Liz Olson is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Olson represents District 8A in northeastern Minnesota,which includes parts of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County.
Erin Koegel is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Koegel represents District 39A in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Fridley and parts of Anoka and Ramsey Counties.