| Thomas Huntley | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 7A district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 5, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Ben Boo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1938 |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gail |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Iowa State University |
| Profession | associate professor, legislator |
| Religion | Catholic |
Thomas E. "Tom" Huntley (born February 10, 1938) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 7A, which includes portions of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County in the northeastern part of the state.[1] A Democrat, he is an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the Director of Institutional Relations at the university's School of Medicine.[2]
Huntley was first elected in 1992, and has been re-elected every two years since then. Prior to the 2002 legislative redistricting, he represented the old District 6B. He is currently a member of the House Health and Human Services Finance, Health and Human Services Reform, and Ways and Means committees. He was the chair of the Finance Subcommittee for the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division from 2007 to 2010.[3] He is a member of the Governor's Joint Health Care Task Force, of the Legislative Commission on Health Care Access, and of the Task Force on Small Business Health Insurance.[2]
Prior to being elected to the legislature, Huntley was active in Twin Ports area government. He served on the Minnesota Great Lakes Commission, on the Duluth City Council (1984–1988), and as a commissioner on the Minnesota Seaway Port Authority of Duluth (1988–1993). He was the president of the Seaway Port Authority from 1990-1992.[1]
Huntley graduated from Cretin High School in Saint Paul, then attended the University of Minnesota, receiving his B.S. in chemistry in 1960. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1970. His wife, Gail, is a former DFL Party activist and state associate chair.[1][2]