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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Minnesota Delegation to 2012 Republican National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Perkins</a>, Luverne - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html#313.73.58">Josh Wilkening</a>, New Ulm <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson8.html#793.24.32">Ted Anderson</a>, Rosemount - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#738.88.89">Tom Dippel</a>, Cottage Grove - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oconnor.html#692.30.53">Greg O'Connor</a>, Inver Grove Heights <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beard.html#885.80.64">Marge Beard</a>, Plymouth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heyburn-hickerson.html#975.87.32">Gary Heyer</a>, Chaska - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/masone-masten.html#358.08.50">Kevin Masrud</a>, Chaska <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/koraleski-kouzoff.html#613.06.74">John Kossett</a>, Vadnais Heights - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waldron.html#143.39.98">Nate Waldron</a>, St. Paul - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zaagman-zazachilds.html#226.86.70">Mark Zasadny</a>, Roseville <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/higginson-hilger.html#150.88.93">Russ Hilk</a>, Minneapolis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#019.14.34">Mark Johnson</a>, Minneapolis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jonez-joplin.html#727.47.12">Juliette Jordal</a>, Minneapolis <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barretto-barrows.html#814.27.49">Ben Barringer</a>, Elk River - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morry-mortimore.html#082.30.09">Stacy Morse</a>, Monticello - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#499.51.33">Christi Scherber</a>, Richmond <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/batchelder.html#819.50.50">Bill Batchelder</a>, Bemidji - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riter-rivero.html#591.35.45">Raymond Rivera</a>, Redwood Falls - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html#864.12.30">Bonnie Wilhelm</a>, Willmar <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erickson.html#854.66.28">Kevin Erickson</a>, Mountain Iron - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keene-keister.html#242.34.84">Bea Kehr</a>, Duluth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strickland.html#647.17.06">Charlie Strickland, Jr.</a>, Ogilvie </ul> Alternates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans8.html#166.06.18">Sonia Evans</a>, Coon Rapids - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#913.75.31">Derek Flom</a>, Chaska - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grossi-grout.html#933.44.73">Steven Grotting</a>, Independence - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gundry-guthery.html#578.74.57">Daniel Gustafson</a>, Delano - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hansford-hanzl.html#817.60.92">Karl Hanson</a>, Medina - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jex-johansen.html#080.73.85">Dan Johanneck</a>, Wabasso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/larson.html#317.55.38">Jennifer VanDerHorst Larson</a>, Orono - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucero-ludlam.html#388.44.81">Ken Lucier</a>, Moorhead - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lynch.html#454.70.19">Neil Lynch</a>, Maple Grove - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paca-paganelli.html#964.60.93">Adam Pace</a>, Winona - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patty-payn.html#363.71.08">Brian Paukert</a>, Faribault - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#922.24.65">Melissa Valeriano</a>, Rochester - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voorheis-vyzral.html#940.87.58">Yelena Vorobyov-Grisham</a>, Apple Valley <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#346.30.05">Bill Fisher</a>, Chatfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jacobsen-jalbert.html#967.61.96">Jen Jacobson</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quackenbush-quigg.html#883.80.54">Duane Quam</a>, Byron <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myerson-myus.html#587.69.13">John Myser</a>, Mendota Heights - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wells.html#022.80.21">Tiana Wells</a>, Dundas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/westover-weymouth.html#726.64.27">Mark Westpfahl</a>, Inver Grove Heights <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erickson.html#395.00.07">Rolf Erickson</a>, Plymouth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#588.89.72">Jake Severance</a>, Loretto - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagoner-wainwright.html#870.32.17">Dave Wahlstedt</a>, Excelsior <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#960.53.22">MaryAnn Andersen</a>, Bayport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#928.41.75">Wayde Brooks</a>, St. Paul - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meyer.html#782.16.44">Doug Meyer</a>, Stillwater <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hartmann-harvell.html#363.76.42">Jon Hartung</a>, Minneapolis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#062.80.55">Joel Lemke</a>, Minneapolis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sawyers-sayward.html#330.79.07">Corey Sax</a>, Minneapolis <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#046.14.81">Jim Bendtsen</a>, Ramsey - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/king8.html#048.24.10">Steve King</a>, Centerville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mottashed-moultin.html#180.39.83">Adam Motzko</a>, Delano <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plauche-plumley.html#088.50.24">Andrew Plowman</a>, Willmar - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#591.81.43">Karen Prischmann</a>, Fergus Falls - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seeligson-selby.html#761.43.91">Patty Seifert</a>, Grey Eagle <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/darnell-daughenbaugh.html#143.44.73">Kurt Daudt</a>, Zimmerman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall1.html#794.68.31">Becky Hall</a>, Duluth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/handerson-hanlan.html#144.67.36">Barbara Haney</a>, Brainerd </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." 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