LeRoy Stumpf explained

LeRoy Stumpf
State Senate:Minnesota
District:1st
Term Start:January 4, 1983
Term End:January 2, 2017
Preceded:Marv Hanson
Succeeded:Mark Johnson
State House2:Minnesota
District2:1B
Term Start2:January 6, 1981
Term End2:January 3, 1983
Preceded2:John R. Corbid
Succeeded2:district redrawn
Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Birth Date:May 29, 1944
Birth Place:Waverly, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma Mater:St. Paul Seminary
Syracuse University
Occupation:farmer
Spouse:Carol
Children:3

LeRoy A. Stumpf (born May 29, 1944) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 1, which included all or portions of Kittson, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau counties in the northwestern part of the state.[1]

Background

Stumpf was born in Waverly, Minnesota.[2]

Education

Stumpf graduated from Nazareth Hall High School, and then went on to receive a B.A. from the St. Paul Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He later received a M.P.A. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Stumpf served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983, representing District 1B.[1]

Minnesota Senate

Stumpf was first elected to the Senate in 1982 and was re-elected in every subsequent election since then until he didn't seek re-election in 2016. He served as a majority whip from 1991 to 1993, and chaired the Education Committee from 1993 to 1997 and from 2009 to 2011, and the Children, Families and Learning Committee from 1997 to 2001.[1] Stumpf announced his retirement in February 2016, saying that he would finish out the rest of the term and not run for reelection.[3]

Personal life

Stumpf and his wife, Carol, are the owners of Two Fools Vineyard near Plummer.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Stumpf, LeRoy A . Leg.state.mn.us . 2010-07-20.
  2. https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3936/leroy-stumpf Votesmart.org.-Leroy Stumpf
  3. News: Lopez. Ricardo. State Sen. Leroy Stumpf announces retirement after 36 years in Legislature. Star Tribune. February 24, 2016.
  4. http://www.twofoolsvineyard.com/ Two Fools Vineyard