Allan D. "Al" DeKruif (born February 3, 1956) is an American politician and a former member of the
Minnesota Senate in which he represented District 25.
Politics
Allan DeKruif represented District 25 which included:
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Le Sueur
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Rice
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Scott
Scott may refer to:
Places Canada
* Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec
* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
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Sibley counties in the south central part of the state.
DeKruif was first elected in 2010. He was a member of the Education, the Jobs and Economic Growth, and the Transportation committees. His special legislative concerns included 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.
Legislative Committees
Dekruif was a member of the following legislative committees:
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Education, Member
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Jobs Jobs may refer to:
* Job, an activity that people do for regular income gain
People
* Steve Jobs (1955–2011), co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc
** Steve Jobs (disambiguation)
* Laurene Powell Jobs (born 1963), widow of Steve Jobs
* Lisa ...
and Economic Growth, Member
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Transportation, Member
Information
As a
Republican, he is a consultant and owner of DeKruif Enterprises, Inc., This company not only handles the planning and permitting of super load moves across
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, but it also runs 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.
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Family
DeKruif is married to Carol, and together they have two children named Jason and Melissa.
Education
DeKruif attended the University of Minnesota in Waseca.
Organizations
Al DeKruif has been a member of the following organizations:
*Chair of the Board of Trustees, Lutheran Church
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*Ride Captain, Minnesota Patriot Guard
References
External links
Senator Al DeKruif Web Page
Project Vote Smart - Senator Al DeKruif Profile
Al DeKruif Campaign Web Site
Sakatah Trail Resort Web Site
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1956 births
Living people
People from Blue Earth County, Minnesota
University of Minnesota Waseca alumni
Republican Party Minnesota state senators
American Lutherans
21st-century American legislators
21st-century Minnesota politicians