Preceded by Becky Kelso Succeeded by district redrawn Name Mark Buesgens | Spouse(s) Sara Role Politician Children 5 | |
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Alma mater Mankato State University Residence Jordan, Minnesota, United States |
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Mark William Buesgens (born May 14, 1961) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 35B, which includes portions of Scott County in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he is an educator by profession, and is currently the business manager for the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists in Saint Paul.
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- Rep Mark Buesgens says its time to make tough decisions
- Service in the Minnesota House
- Education professional background community service
- References

Rep. Mark Buesgens says it's time to make tough decisions
Service in the Minnesota House
Buesgens was first elected in 1998, and was re-elected every two years since then until retiring in 2012. He was a member of the House Finance Committee, on which he was the ranking minority party member, and the State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Committee. He also served on the Finance subcommittees for the Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division and the K-12 Education Finance Division, and on the State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections Subcommittee for the Local Government Division. His legislative priorities included tax cuts, education reform, and local control of government decision-making. On May 21, 2011, he joined the House Republican Majority in voting for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and woman.
Education, professional background, community service
Buesgens attended Jordan High School in Jordan, then went on to Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, Minnesota, graduating with a B.S. in Mathematics in 1983. He later attended Mankato State University again, earning his M.S. in Education Administration in 1991, and a specialist degree in Education Administration in 1993. He was a math teacher at the Inter-American Academy in Guayaquil, Ecuador from 1983–1987, a math teacher in the Chaska school district from 1987–1991, and an administrator at Black Hawk Middle School in Eagan from 1991-2005. He was also a fireman with the Jordan Fire Department and a member of the Jordan City Council from 1997-1998.