Thomas Bakk's Biography
Contact Information
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Full Name:
Thomas 'Tom' M. Bakk
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Laura; 4 Children
Birth Date:
06/08/1954
Home City:
Cook, MN
Religion:
Lutheran
AA, Mesabi Community College
BA, Business Administration, University of Minnesota, Duluth
BA, Labor Management Relations, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Former Majority Leader, Minnesota State Senate
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 3, 2012-2023
Minority Leader, Minnesota State Senate, 2017-2021
Candidate, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 3, 2020
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 6, 2002-2012
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 6A, 1994-2002
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee
Former Member, Legislative Coordinating Commission, Minnesota State Senate
Former Ranking Minority Member, Rules and Administration Committee, Minnesota Senate
Labor Representative, retired
No organizational membership information on file.
Awards:
Favorite Book:
"Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" by Lee Iacocca
Favorite Movie:
Little Big Man, Rain Man, The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Musician:
Bee Gees, John Denver, Simon and Garfunkel, and Johnny Cash