David Minge

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David Minge

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district
In office 1993–2001
Preceded by	Vin Weber
Succeeded by	Mark Kennedy

Born	March 19, 1942 (1942-03-19) (age 66) Clarkfield, Minnesota
Political party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

David R. Minge (born March 19, 1942), is an American politician and judge. Minge was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives serving in the 103rd, 104th, 105th, and 106th congresses, from 1993–2001, representing Minnesota's 2nd congressional district.

Minge was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College and a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. After earning his Juris Doctor, he was an attorney for several years, before taking a job as a law professor at the University of Wyoming. He was also a consultant to the House Judiciary Committee.

Minge was elected to the House in 1993, and he became part of the Blue Dog Coalition consisting of moderate and conservative congressional Democrats. He was a champion of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), a federal-state partnership to improve water quality and protect the environment. Minge narrowly lost his campaign for a fifth term to Mark Kennedy in 2000.

In 2002, Governor Jesse Ventura appointed Minge to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He is married to Karen Aaker Minge, originally of Gaylord, Minnesota.^[1] They have two sons, Erik and Olaf, and four grandchildren (Christopher, Sonja, Annika, and Jocelyn).

[edit] Electoral history

Minnesota's 2nd congressional district: Results 1992–2000^[2]
Year	DFL	Votes	Pct	Republican	Votes	Pct	3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1992	David Minge	132,156	48%	Cal R. Ludeman	131,587	48%	Stan Bentz	Independent	12,246	4%	*
1994	David Minge	114,289	52%	Gary B. Revier	98,881	45%	Stan Bentz	Independent	6,535	3%	*
1996	David Minge	144,083	55%	Gary B. Revier	107,807	41%	Stan Bentz	Reform	10,283	4%	*
1998	David Minge	148,933	57%	Craig Duehring	99,490	38%	Stan Bentz	Reform	12,319	5%	*
2000	David Minge	138,802	48%	Mark Kennedy	138,957	48%	Gerald Brekke	Independence	7,875	3%		Ron Helwig	Libertarian	1,929	1%	*

*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, write-ins received 414 votes. In 1994, write-ins received 80 votes. In 1996, write-ins received 180 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 385 votes. In 2000, Constitution Party candidate Dennis A. Burda received 1,337 votes.

[edit] References

^ http://www.courts.state.mn.us/?page=JudgeBio&ID=30022
^ Election Statistics. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.

Preceded by Vin Weber	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district 1993–2001	Succeeded by Mark Kennedy