Al DeKruif
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Allan D. "Al" DeKruif is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate
who represents District 25, which includes portions of Le Sueur
, Rice
, Scott
and Sibley
counties in the south central part of the state. A Republican
, he a consultant and owner of DeKruif Enterprises, Inc., which handles the planning and permitting of super load moves across America and the moving of large electric transformers into nuclear and coal fired power plants and substations. He is also the owner of Sakatah Trail Resort in Madison Lake
.
DeKruif was first elected in 2010. He is currently a member of the Education, the Jobs and Economic Growth, and the Transportation committees. His special legislative concerns include the state's business climate and building the state budget with long term growth in mind. On May 21, 2011, he joined the Senate Republican Majority in voting for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a legal bond exclusively between a man and woman.
DeKruif attended the University of Minnesota
in Waseca
. He is a member of the Minnesota Patriot Guard, and served as a ride captain for two years.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
who represents District 25, which includes portions of Le Sueur
Le Sueur County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,426 people, 9,630 households, and 6,923 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile . There were 10,858 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...
, Rice
Rice County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 56,665 people, 18,888 households, and 13,353 families residing in the county. The population density was 114 people per square mile . There were 20,061 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...
, Scott
Scott County, Minnesota
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. As of 2010, the population was 129,928. Its county seat is Shakopee...
and Sibley
Sibley County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,356 people, 5,772 households, and 4,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
counties in the south central part of the state. A Republican
Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. Elected by the party’s state central committee in June 2009, its chairman is Tony Sutton, and its deputy-chairman is Michael Brodkorb.-Early history:...
, he a consultant and owner of DeKruif Enterprises, Inc., which handles the planning and permitting of super load moves across America and the moving of large electric transformers into nuclear and coal fired power plants and substations. He is also the owner of Sakatah Trail Resort in Madison Lake
Madison Lake, Minnesota
Madison Lake is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,017 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Mankato–North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
.
DeKruif was first elected in 2010. He is currently a member of the Education, the Jobs and Economic Growth, and the Transportation committees. His special legislative concerns include the state's business climate and building the state budget with long term growth in mind. On May 21, 2011, he joined the Senate Republican Majority in voting for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a legal bond exclusively between a man and woman.
DeKruif attended the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota Waseca
The University of Minnesota Waseca was a two-year technical college specializing in agriculture and located in Waseca, Minnesota. A part of the University of Minnesota system, it operated from 1971–1992 and served nearly 20,000 students during that time...
in Waseca
Waseca, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,493 people, 3,388 households, and 2,219 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,215.6 people per square mile . There were 3,563 housing units at an average density of 929.5 per square mile...
. He is a member of the Minnesota Patriot Guard, and served as a ride captain for two years.