Preceded by Dean Johnson Domestic partner Jill Succeeded by Amy Koch Preceded by Stan Fudro Partner Jill Pogemiller | Preceded by Eric D. Petty Role Politician Preceded by Allan Spear Name Larry Pogemiller | |
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Born September 18, 1951 (age 72)
Minneapolis, Minnesota ( 1951-09-18 ) Political party Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Party Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Education Harvard University, University of Minnesota, DeLaSalle High School | ||
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Lawrence "Larry" J. Pogemiller (born September 18, 1951) is a politician from Minnesota, the Commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he represented northeast Minneapolis districts in the Minnesota Legislature from 1981 to 2011, and served as the Senate's majority leader from 2007 to 2011. As majority leader, he was chair of the Senate Rules Committee and its subcommittees, and also served on the Senate Tax Committee.
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Pogemiller was born in Minneapolis and graduated from DeLaSalle High School in 1969. He was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1980, serving as the representative of District 55A from 1981 to 1983. After serving one term, he was elected to the Senate in 1982, serving the old District 58 prior to the 1992 redistricting and, thereafter, District 59. He was re-elected in every general election. He was appointed Director of the Higher Education office in October 2011 by Governor of Minnesota Mark Dayton.
Pogemiller is known for his outspoken, assertive leadership style and his strategic thinking. Reporter Tom Scheck of Minnesota Public Radio called him "a brilliant and combative political tactician who often speaks his mind". Former Minnesota House Speaker Steve Sviggum called him "a very frustrating individual as he runs the clock past midnight all the time." Pogemiller had a rocky relationship with former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty.