Preceded by Cal Larson Role Politician Name Dan Skogen | Children 2 Spouse(s) Dee Succeeded by Gretchen Hoffman | |
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Born December 14, 1957 (age 66)
Fergus Falls, Minnesota ( 1957-12-14 ) Political party Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Alma mater Thief River Falls Technical College Profession radio broadcaster, farmer, legislator Education Northland Community & Technical College Party Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Residence Hewitt, Minnesota, United States | ||
Dan skogen dedicated to the people he serves
Dan Skogen (born December 14, 1957) is a Minnesotan politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 10, which includes all or portions of Becker, Otter Tail and Wadena counties in the northwestern part of the state.
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- Dan skogen dedicated to the people he serves
- Dan skogen your next state senator on higher ed
- Education and professional career
- Service in the Minnesota Senate
- Electoral history
- References
Dan skogen your next state senator on higher ed
Education and professional career
Skogen grew up near Phelps Mill in Maine Township. He graduated from Battle Lake High School and has an audio communications degree from Thief River Falls Technical College. He is the sports director at radio stations in Wadena. He resides near Hewitt with his wife, Dee, and has two children.
Service in the Minnesota Senate
A Democrat, Skogen was first elected in 2006. He lost his re-election bid in the November 2, 2010, general election to Republican Gretchen Hoffman. While in office, his special legislative concerns included the environment, agriculture, and education.
Skogen was a member of the senate's Agriculture and Veterans Committee, the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, the Education Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. He also served on and chaired the Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee for Public Lands and Waters, and on the Finance subcommittees for the Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division and the E-12 Education Budget and Policy Division.
In 2012, Skogen ran for Minnesota Senate again in the redrawn Senate District 8 and lost to Bill Ingebrigtsen.
Electoral history
2012 Minnesota State Senate District 8
2010 Minnesota State Senate District 10
2006 Minnesota State Senate District 10