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Preceded by
  
Judy Soderstrom

Succeeded by
  
Roger Crawford

Role
  
Politician

Name
  
Tim Faust

Children
  
3


Preceded by
  
Roger Crawford (redistricted from 8B)

Born
  
October 1, 1959 (age 64) Minneapolis, Minnesota (
1959-10-01
)

Political party
  
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Alma mater
  
North Dakota State University

Occupation
  
business owner, pastor, legislator

Education
  
North Dakota State University

Party
  
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Residence
  
Hinckley, Minnesota, United States

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Tim D. Faust (born October 1, 1959) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 11B, which included portions of Kanabec and Pine counties.

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Early life, education, and career

Faust attended the North Dakota State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in agricultural economics. He is the pastor of the Zion Lutheran Churches in Hinckley (Cloverdale) and Markville and a singer who has taken part in several area community-theater musicals.

Elections

Faust was first elected in 2006, and reelected in 2008. He was unseated by Republican Roger Crawford in the 2010 election, but ran for the House again in 2012 and was elected. He was then unseated by Republican Jason Rarick in 2014.

Committee Assignments

During his first four years in the House, Faust was a member of the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee, the K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee (of which he was vice chair). He also served on the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee for the Veterans Affairs Division, and the Finance Subcommittee for Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division.

References

Tim Faust Wikipedia