James Metzen

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James Metzen
Member of the Minnesota State Senate from the 30th district
In office 1986 -

Born	October 26, 1943 (1943-10-26) (age 64)
Political party	Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Spouse	Sandie
Residence	South Saint Paul, Minnesota
Occupation	banker, businessman

James P. Metzen (born October 26, 1943) is the current President of the Minnesota Senate in the U.S. state of Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1986, and represents the 39th Senate District. He resides in South St. Paul, Minnesota. Metzen served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for 12 years and the South St. Paul City Council prior to his election to the Senate in 1986.

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1 Personal
2 Professional History
3 DUI Arrest
4 External links

[edit] Personal

James Metzen's father Butch was a union organizer and one-time Dakota County Commissioner. His brother David is a former University of Minnesota hockey standout and current Regent of the University of Minnesota. David's wife Leslie is a sitting District Court judge. Metzen is married to Sandee.

[edit] Professional History

James Metzen started in the banking business at Southview Bank working his way up the chain of command until he sold his interest in the bank in 1992. He is now Vice President of Community Affairs at Key Community Bank, which has branches in Inver Grove Heights and South St. Paul, a bank he helped get off the ground.

[edit] DUI Arrest

On the morning of May 22, 2007 Metzen was arrested for Driving under the influence just hours after the 2007 Minnesota State Legislature session came to an end. The arrest occurred less than a mile away from Metzens home and he blew a 0.15 during a field sobriety test, nearly twice the legal limit of 0.08 in Minnesota. Metzen wrote a letter of apology for the incident to Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller and his peers in the legislature. On June 14, 2007 Metzen was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and ordered to pay a $377 fine for the arrest