Rod Skoe

Rod Skoe
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2003
Preceded by Roger Moe
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 2B district
In office
1999–2003
Preceded by Edgar L. Olson
Succeeded by Doug Lindgren
Personal details
Born August 9, 1954 (1954-08-09) (age 57)
Political party DFL
Spouse(s) Sarah
Children 2
Residence Clearbrook, Minnesota
Alma mater Augsburg College
Occupation farmer, legislator
Religion Lutheran

Rod Skoe (born August 9, 1954) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 2, which includes all or portions of Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington and Polk counties in the northwestern part of the state. A Democrat, he was first elected in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010. Prior to that, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 2B from 1999 to 2003.[1]

Skoe is a member of the Senate's Agriculture and Rural Economies, Higher Education, and Taxes committees.[2]

Skoe completed high school at Kelliher High School in Kelliher, and later received a B.A. from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. He and his wife, Sarah, have two children.[1]

Electoral history

Minnesota Senate Election District 2, 2006[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rod Skoe (incumbent) 19,471 60.8% +2.8%
Republican Steven Booth 12,540 39.1% -2.9%
Minnesota Senate Election District 2, 2002[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rod Skoe 17,749 58%
Republican Steven Booth 12,882 42%

References

  1. ^ a b "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Skoe, Rod". Venus.library.leg.state.mn.us. http://venus.library.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10620. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  2. ^ "Senator Rod Skoe DFL District 02". Senate.leg.state.mn.us. http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10620. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  3. ^ Minnesota Public Radio
  4. ^ Minnesota Public Radio

External links

Members of the Minnesota State Senate
   
  1.    LeRoy A. Stumpf (DFL)
  2.    Rod Skoe (DFL)
  3.    Tom Saxhaug (DFL)
  4.    John Carlson (R)
  5.    David Tomassoni (DFL)
  6.    Thomas M. Bakk (DFL)
  7.    Roger Reinert (DFL)
  8.    Tony Lourey (DFL)
  9.    Keith Langseth (DFL)
  10.    Gretchen Hoffman (R)
  11.    Bill Ingebrigtsen (R)
  12.    Paul Gazelka (R)
  13.    Joe Gimse (R)
  14.    Michelle Fischbach (R)
  1.    John Pederson (R)
  2.    Dave Brown (R)
  3.    Sean Nienow (R)
  4.    Scott Newman (R)
  5.    Amy Koch (R)
  6.    Gary Kubly (DFL)
  7.    Gary Dahms (R)
  8.    Doug Magnus (R)
  9.    Kathy Sheran (DFL)
  10.    Julie Rosen (R)
  11.    Al DeKruif (R)
  12.    Mike Parry (R)
  13.    Dan Sparks (DFL)
  14.    John Sterling Howe (R)
  1.    David Senjem (R)
  2.    Carla Nelson (R)
  3.    Jeremy Miller (R)
  4.    Warren Limmer (R)
  5.    Gen Olson (R)
  6.    Julianne Ortman (R)
  7.    Claire Robling (R)
  8.    Dave Thompson (R)
  9.    Chris Gerlach (R)
  10.    Ted Daley (R)
  11.    James Metzen (DFL)
  12.    Dan Hall (R)
  13.    Geoff Michel (R)
  14.    David Hann (R)
  1.    Terri Bonoff (DFL)
  2.    Ron Latz (DFL)
  3.    Ann Rest (DFL)
  4.    Chris Eaton (DFL)
  5.    Benjamin Kruse (R)
  6.    Mike Jungbauer (R)
  7.    Michelle Benson (R)
  8.    Barb Goodwin (DFL)
  9.    Pam Wolf (R)
  10.    Ray Vandeveer (R)
  11.    Roger Chamberlain (R)
  12.    John Marty (DFL)
  13.    Charles Wiger (DFL)
  14.    Ted Lillie (R)
  1.    Katie Sieben (DFL)
  2.    Linda Higgins (DFL)
  3.    Vacant
  4.    D. Scott Dibble (DFL)
  5.    Jeff Hayden (DFL)
  6.    Patricia Torres Ray (DFL)
  7.    Ken Kelash (DFL)
  8.    Dick Cohen (DFL)
  9.    Sandy Pappas (DFL)
  10.    Mary Jo McGuire (DFL)
  11.    John Harrington (DFL)