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Paul Torkelson's Biography
Office: State House (MN) - 16B, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (MN) - 16B
Contact Information
19572 Oak Shores Road
Hanska, MN 56041
Phone: 507-380-5424
Post Office Box 132
Hanska, MN 56041
Phone: 507-375-7315
Office
251 State Office Building
100 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155
19572 Oak Shores Road
Hanska, MN 56041
Full Name:
Paul Torkelson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Cindy; 2 Children: Annika, Britta
Birth Date:
07/12/1952
Birth Place:
MN
Home City:
Saint James, MN
Religion:
Lutheran
BA, Instrumental Music Education, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, 1970-1974
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 16B, 2008-present
Member, Great Lakes Commission, present
Co-Chair, Legislative Water Commission, present
Candidate, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 16B, 2020
Assistant Majority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2010-2015
Member, Capital Investment Division
Member, Ethics
Member, Great Lakes Commission
Member, Minnesota Licensing and Registration System Steering
Member, Subcommittee on Minnesota Water Policy
Member, Transportation Finance and Policy Division
Member, Water Division
Member, Ways and Means
Former Chair, Capital Investment Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Member, Governor Tim Pawlenty's Clean Water Council
Former Member, Legacy Funding Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Taxation Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Transportation Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Farmer, Nelson Township, Watonwan County, 1980-present
Member, East Sveadahl Lutheran Church, present
Member, Minnesota's Deer Hunters Association
Former Chair, Saint James Health Services
Member, Saint James Lions Club
Vice President, Minnesota Farm Bureau, 2005-2008