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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Jim Carlson
| name = Jim Carlson
| image name=Senator Jim Carlson on Equal Pay Day (cropped).jpg
| image name = Senator Jim Carlson on Equal Pay Day (cropped).jpg
| state_senate=Minnesota
| state_senate = Minnesota
| district=51st
| district = 52nd
| term_start=January 8, 2013
| term_start = January 8, 2013
| term_end=
| term_end =
| preceded=[[Ted Daley]]
| preceded = [[Ted Daley]]
| succeeded=
| succeeded =
| state_senate2=Minnesota
| state_senate2 = Minnesota
| district2=38th
| district2 = 38th
| term_start2=January 3, 2007
| term_start2 = January 3, 2007
| term_end2=January 3, 2011
| term_end2 = January 3, 2011
| preceded2=Michael McGinn
| preceded2 = Michael McGinn
| succeeded2=[[Ted Daley]]
| succeeded2 = [[Ted Daley]]
| party=[[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ([[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|DFL]])
| birth_date={{birth date and age |1947|2|17}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1947|2|17}}
| birth_place=[[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
| birth_place = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
| death_date=
| death_date =
| death_place=
| death_place =
| alma_mater=[[Dunwoody Institute]]<br />[[University of Minnesota]]
| alma_mater = [[Dunwoody Institute]]<br />[[University of Minnesota]]
| occupation=[[Legislator]]
| occupation = [[Legislator]]
| spouse=Gayle
| spouse = Gayle
| children=2
| children = 2
| residence=[[Eagan, Minnesota]]
| residence = [[Eagan, Minnesota]]
}}
}}
'''Jim Carlson''' (born February 17, 1947) is a [[Minnesota]] politician and member of the [[Minnesota Senate]]. A member of the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party]] (DFL), he represents District 52, which includes all but one precinct of [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]] and [[Mendota Heights, Minnesota|Mendota Heights]], all of [[Mendota, Minnesota|Mendota]], and some of [[Burnsville, Minnesota|Burnsville]] in [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota County]] in the southeastern [[Twin Cities]] metropolitan area.
'''Jim Carlson''' (born February 17, 1947) is a [[Minnesota]] politician and member of the [[Minnesota Senate]]. A member of the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party]] (DFL), he represents District 52, which includes all but one precinct of [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]] and [[Mendota Heights, Minnesota|Mendota Heights]], all of [[Mendota, Minnesota|Mendota]], and some of [[Burnsville, Minnesota|Burnsville]] in [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota County]] in the southeastern [[Twin Cities]] metropolitan area.
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==Minnesota Senate==
==Minnesota Senate==
Carlson was first elected in 2006.<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15245 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Carlson, Jim |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |access-date=2010-07-20}}</ref> He was unseated by [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] [[Ted Daley]] in 2010,<ref>http://www.mnsun.com/articles/2010/11/07/elections/mn_senate_races/senatedistrict38.txt{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but ran again and was elected in 2012. Carlson was reelected in 2016, 2020, and 2022.
Carlson was first elected in 2006.<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15245 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Carlson, Jim |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |access-date=2010-07-20}}</ref> He was unseated by [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] [[Ted Daley]] in 2010,<ref>http://www.mnsun.com/articles/2010/11/07/elections/mn_senate_races/senatedistrict38.txt{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but ran again and was elected in 2012. Carlson was reelected in 2016, 2020, and 2022.

== Personal life ==
Carlson is [[Lutheran]].<ref name="state1" />


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:University of Minnesota alumni]]
[[Category:University of Minnesota alumni]]
[[Category:Democratic Party Minnesota state senators]]
[[Category:Democratic Party Minnesota state senators]]
[[Category:American Lutherans]]
[[Category:Lutherans from Minnesota]]
[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American legislators]]
[[Category:21st-century Minnesota politicians]]

Latest revision as of 17:48, 15 May 2024

Jim Carlson
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 52nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2013
Preceded byTed Daley
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 38th district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byMichael McGinn
Succeeded byTed Daley
Personal details
Born (1947-02-17) February 17, 1947 (age 77)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseGayle
Children2
ResidenceEagan, Minnesota
Alma materDunwoody Institute
University of Minnesota
OccupationLegislator

Jim Carlson (born February 17, 1947) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 52, which includes all but one precinct of Eagan and Mendota Heights, all of Mendota, and some of Burnsville in Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Minnesota Senate

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Carlson was first elected in 2006.[1] He was unseated by Republican Ted Daley in 2010,[2] but ran again and was elected in 2012. Carlson was reelected in 2016, 2020, and 2022.

Personal life

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Carlson is Lutheran.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Carlson, Jim". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  2. ^ http://www.mnsun.com/articles/2010/11/07/elections/mn_senate_races/senatedistrict38.txt[permanent dead link]
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