Tony Sertich Explained

Anthony Sertich
Image Name:Anthony Sertich 2010.jpg
Caption:Sertich in 2010
Office:Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
Governor:Mark Dayton
Term Start:January 13, 2011
Term End:January 1, 2015
Preceded:Sandy Layman
Succeeded:Mark Phillips
Office2:Minnesota House Majority Leader
Term Start2:January 2007
Term End2:January 4, 2011
Preceded2:Erik Paulsen
Succeeded2:Matt Dean
State House3:Minnesota
State3:Minnesota
District3:5B
Term Start3:January 3, 2001
Term End3:January 13, 2011
Preceded3:David Tomassoni
Succeeded3:Carly Melin
Party:Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Birth Date:2 January 1976
Alma Mater:Hamline University
Occupation:Small business manager, legislator
Residence:Chisholm, Minnesota

Anthony 'Tony' Sertich (born January 2, 1976) is a Minnesota politician and a former commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.[1] A Democrat, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2001 to 2011, representing District 5B, which includes portions of the Iron Range in St. Louis County, which is in the northeastern part of the state. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011.[2]

Sertich was first elected in 2000 at the age of 24, making him the youngest member of the Minnesota Legislature at that time. When Democrats took over the House in 2006, he was selected to serve as majority leader under Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher. While he won re-election in 2010, he did not seek a leadership position in the new Republican-controlled legislature. Shortly thereafter, he resigned his seat effective January 13, 2011, to accept Governor Mark Dayton's appointed to head the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.[3] [4]

Sertich is a graduate of Hamline University in Saint Paul, where he received a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Political Science. After graduation, he worked for State Senator Jerry Janezich, who also represented the Iron Range. When Janezich ran for the United States Senate in 2000, then-Representative David Tomassoni ran for the Minnesota Senate, opening up the seat to which Sertich was elected.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.steelguru.com/raw_material_news/Mr_Sertich_appointed_as_commissioner_of_Iron_Range_Resources_Board/185937.html Mr Sertich appointed as commissioner of Iron Range Resources Board
  2. Web site: Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Sertich, Anthony . Leg.state.mn.us . 2010-07-20.
  3. Web site: Sertich, Anthony "Tony" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present.
  4. Web site: Governor Dayton Announces Representative Tony Sertich to Head Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board . 2013-01-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120701013832/http://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/pressreleasedetail.jsp?id=9288 . 2012-07-01 .