Paul Torkelson's Biography
- State House (MN) - 15B, Republican Deputy Minority Leader
Contact Information
Office
261 State Office Building
100 Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155
19572 Oak Shores Road
Hanska, MN 56041
Full Name:
Paul Torkelson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Cindy; 2 Children: Annika, Britta
Birth Date:
07/12/1952
Birth Place:
MN
Home City:
Saint James, MN
Religion:
Lutheran
BA, Instrumental Music Education, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, 1970-1974
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 15B, 2023-present
Deputy Minority Leader, Minnesota State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Great Lakes Commission, present
Co-Chair, Legislative Water Commission, present
Assistant Minority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2021-2023
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 16B, 2008-2023
Candidate, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 15B, 2022
Assistant Majority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2010-2015
Ranking Minority Member, Elections Finance and Policy Committee
Ranking Minority Member, Ethics Committee
Member, Great Lakes Commission
Former Chair, Capital Investment Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Capital Investment Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Member, Governor Tim Pawlenty's Clean Water Council
Former Member, Legacy Funding Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Minnesota Licensing and Registration System Steering, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Taxation Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Transportation Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Water Division Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Farmer, Nelson Township, Watonwan County, 1980-present
Former Music Teacher, Minnesota State Board of Education
Member, East Sveadahl Lutheran Church, present
Member, Governors Advisory Council on Connected and Automated Vehicles
Member, Minnesota's Deer Hunters Association
Former Chair, Saint James Health Services
Member, Saint James Lions Club
Vice President, Minnesota Farm Bureau, 2005-2008