Dean Urdahl
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 16A district
18B (2003–2013), 18A (2013-2022)
Assumed office
January 7, 2003
Preceded byredrawn district
Personal details
Born (1949-08-18) August 18, 1949 (age 74)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKaren
Children3
Residence(s)Grove City, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materSt. Cloud State University
Occupationeducator, author, legislator

Dean L. Urdahl (born August 18, 1949) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2003. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Urdahl represents District 16A in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of Litchfield and Montevideo, Renville County, and parts of Chippewa, Kandiyohi, and Meeker Counties. He is a retired teacher and coach.[1]

Early life, education, and career

Urdahl grew up in Litchfield, Minnesota. His roots run deep in the area: his ancestors helped settle Litchfield Township in 1856. He graduated from Litchfield High School and St. Cloud State University, earning a B.S. in social studies.[1] He got his start in politics working on U.S. Representative John Zwach's campaign staff in 1970.[2]

Urdahl was an American history teacher and coach in the New London-Spicer School District from 1971 to 2006. He has served on the Minnesota Education in Agriculture Leadership Council, the Minnesota Commission on Public Service Reform, and the Minnesota State Board of Nursing. In July 2008, he was appointed as the Minnesota representative to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. In 2012 Urdahl was named co-chair of the Minnesota Civil War Sesquicentennial Task Force.

Urdahl has written a book about former members of the Minnesota Twins baseball team[3] and another about famous Minnesotans.[4] He has written four books of historical fiction set in Minnesota during the Dakota War of 1862.[2][5][6] Urdahl also wrote two historical novels about Minnesota's soldiers in the American Civil War, concentrating on the war's western theater.

Urdahl married Karen Frantti in 1971. They have three sons and 11 grandchildren. He is a Lutheran.[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Urdahl ran as the Independent-Republican Party candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B in 1992 and 1994, losing to incumbent Roger Cooper.[7][8] In 1996, he ran in the Republican primary for District 15B, losing to Drew Hultgren.[9]

Urdahl was elected to the House in 2002, after incumbent Gary Kubly retired, and has been reelected every two years since. In 2011-12 and 2015-16 he chaired the Legacy Division, which oversees funds raised by the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution.[10] During the 2017-18 legislative session, Urdahl chaired the Capital Investment Committee. He serves as the minority lead on the Capital Investment Committee and sits on the Education Policy Committee.[1]

Urdahl was instrumental in obtaining funding for the Minnesota State Capitol restoration and was named to serve on the Capitol Restoration Commission his committee established.[11]

Electoral history

2002 Minnesota State House - District 18B[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 8,757 52.60
Democratic (DFL) Mari Urness Pokornowski 6,527 39.21
Constitution Phillip Jarman 1,324 7.95
Write-in 40 0.24
Total votes 16,648 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)
2004 Minnesota State House - District 18B[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 11,079 55.82
Democratic (DFL) David Detert 8,760 44.14
Write-in 7 0.04
Total votes 19,846 100.0
Republican hold
2006 Minnesota State House - District 18B[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 8,860 52.92
Democratic (DFL) David Detert 7,869 47.00
Write-in 12 0.07
Total votes 16,741 100.0
Republican hold
2008 Minnesota State House - District 18B[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 11,813 58.65
Democratic (DFL) David Detert 8,296 41.19
Write-in 31 0.15
Total votes 20,140 100.0
Republican hold
2010 Minnesota State House - District 18B[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 10,062 64.36
Democratic (DFL) Darrin Anderson 5,545 35.47
Write-in 27 0.17
Total votes 15,634 100.0
Republican hold
2012 Minnesota State House - District 18A[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 11,744 58.28
Democratic (DFL) Nancy Larson 8,372 41.55
Write-in 35 0.17
Total votes 20,151 100.0
Republican hold
2014 Minnesota State House - District 18A[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 9,965 67.22
Democratic (DFL) Steven Schiroo 4,808 32.43
Write-in 52 0.35
Total votes 14,825 100.0
Republican hold
2016 Minnesota State House - District 18A[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 17,787 97.81
Write-in 399 2.19
Total votes 18,186 100.0
Republican hold
2018 Minnesota State House - District 18A[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 11,884 69.19
Democratic (DFL) Justin Vold 4,269 24.85
Reform Kyle Greene 650 3.78
Libertarian Jill Galvan 363 2.11
Write-in 11 0.06
Total votes 17,177 100.0
Republican hold
2020 Minnesota State House - District 18A[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 19,594 97.59
Write-in 483 2.41
Total votes 20,077 100.0
Republican hold
2022 Minnesota State House - District 16A[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Urdahl 12,986 73.27
Democratic (DFL) Robert M. Wright 4,714 26.60
Write-in 24 0.14
Total votes 17,724 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Urdahl, Dean - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
  2. ^ a b "18gay男同69亚洲高中生_天天天天做夜夜夜夜做无码_国产a片_亚洲熟妇久久精品".
  3. ^ Dean Urdahl: "Touching Bases with Our Memories: The Players Who Made the Minnesota Twins, 1961 to 2001", ISBN 0-87839-162-2
  4. ^ Dean Urdahl: "Lives Lived Large: Minnesotans in the Public Eye," ISBN 978-0-87839-164-6
  5. ^ Dean Urdahl: "Retribution," ISBN 978-0-87839-281-0
  6. ^ Dean Urdahl: "Uprising," ISBN 978-0-87839-247-6"
  7. ^ "Minnesota Secretary Of State - 1992 State Canvassing Board (General Election)". www.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Secretary Of State - 1994 State Canvassing Board (General Election)". www.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  9. ^ Minnesota Secretary of State. "Minnesota Election Results 1996 State Primary Election and State General Election" (PDF).
  10. ^ "About the Funds". Minnesota's Legacy. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  11. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  12. ^ "2002 Results for State Representative District 18B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "2004 Results for State Representative District 18B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "2006 Results for State Representative District 18B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "2008 Results for State Representative District 18B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "2010 Results for State Representative District 18B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "2012 Results for State Representative District 18A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "2014 Results for State Representative District 18A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "2016 Results for State Representative District 18A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  20. ^ "2018 Results for State Representative District 18A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "2020 Results for State Representative District 18A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "2022 Results for State Representative District 16A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

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