William Weber (born April 3, 1956) is an American politician and

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member of the

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. He represents District 21, which includes all or parts of Cottonwood,

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, Murray,

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, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock Counties in the southwestern part of the state.

Early life, education, and family

Weber was raised in

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. He graduated from Luverne High School and attended Nettleton Business College, where he graduated with a degree in professional accounting. He served on the Luverne City Council from 1984 to 1992, and was the city's mayor from 1992 to 2001. A licensed real estate broker, he and his wife, Barb, continue to reside in Luverne, and have two adult children.

Minnesota Senate

Weber first ran for the Minnesota Senate in 2006, losing to longtime Democratic incumbent Jim Vickerman. In

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, after incumbent Republican Senator

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announced he would not seek reelection, he ran again and was elected. He was reelected in 2016 and 2020. Weber serves as chair of the Senate's Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy Committee, as vice chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance Committee, and as a member of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee.

Political views

Weber has opposed penalties for property owners who do not maintain vegetative buffers around water. When asked about police brutality following the

murder of George Floyd On , George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered in the U.S. city of Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin knelt on Floyd's ...

, Weber said mistakes were "made in terms of George Floyd's arrest and how he was treated afterward." He also condemned rioting and the burning of police precincts, saying there was "no excuse for that type of violence."

References

External links

Senator Bill Weber
''official Minnesota Senate website''
Senator Bill Weber
''official campaign website'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Weber, Bill 1956 births Living people Republican Party Minnesota state senators People from Luverne, Minnesota Minnesota city council members Mayors of places in Minnesota 21st-century American politicians