Tony Lourey
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Tony Lourey is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate
representing District 8, which includes portions of Carlton
, Isanti
, Kanabec, Pine
and St. Louis
counties in the northeastern part of the state.
A Democrat
, Lourey was first elected in 2006, and was re-elected in 2010, succeeding his mother, Becky Lourey
, who opted not to seek re-election after serving in the legislature since 1991. He is currently a member of the senate's Agriculture and Veterans Committee, the Health, Housing and Family Security Committee, and the State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee (of which he is vice chair). He also serves on the Finance subcommittees for the Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division and the Health and Human Services Budget Division, and on the State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Subcommittee for Gaming, which he chairs.
Lourey received a B.A.
from the University of Minnesota
, and is currently attending Hamline University School of Law
. Prior to his election to the Senate, he was a township supervisor in Kerrick
. He and his wife, Marlana, have three children. They are the owners of the Askov American newspaper, which was founded by former legislator and governor Hjalmar Petersen
.
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...
representing District 8, which includes portions of Carlton
Carlton County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,671 people, 12,064 households, and 8,408 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 13,721 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
, Isanti
Isanti County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2010, there were 37,816 people, 14,331 households, and 8,415 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 12,062 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
, Kanabec, Pine
Pine County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,530 people, 9,939 households, and 6,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 15,353 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
and St. Louis
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...
counties in the northeastern part of the state.
A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, Lourey was first elected in 2006, and was re-elected in 2010, succeeding his mother, Becky Lourey
Becky Lourey
Becky Lourey is an American politician, a former Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party state senator and state representative, and a former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate. Her son, Matt, served in the U.S...
, who opted not to seek re-election after serving in the legislature since 1991. He is currently a member of the senate's Agriculture and Veterans Committee, the Health, Housing and Family Security Committee, and the State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee (of which he is vice chair). He also serves on the Finance subcommittees for the Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division and the Health and Human Services Budget Division, and on the State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Subcommittee for Gaming, which he chairs.
Lourey received a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, and is currently attending Hamline University School of Law
Hamline University School of Law
Hamline University School of Law is a private law school affiliated with Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The School of Law was founded in 1972 as the Midwestern School of Law by a group of legal professionals. In 1976, it was absorbed by Hamline University as its own School of Law,...
. Prior to his election to the Senate, he was a township supervisor in Kerrick
Kerrick, Minnesota
Kerrick is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 65 at the 2010 census.Minnesota State Highway 23 serves as a main arterial route in the community.-Geography:...
. He and his wife, Marlana, have three children. They are the owners of the Askov American newspaper, which was founded by former legislator and governor Hjalmar Petersen
Hjalmar Petersen
Hjalmar Petersen was an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Minnesota.-Background:Hjalmar Petersen was born in Eskildstrup, Denmark...
.
Electoral history
External links
- Senator Lourey Web Page
- Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Senator Tony Lourey
- Senator Lourey Campaign Web Site