Charles W. "Chuck" Wiger Sr. ( ; born September 14, 1951) is a

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politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 43, which includes parts of Ramsey and

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counties in the northeastern

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metropolitan area.

Early life, education, and career

Wiger graduated

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from

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in 1974 and earned his J.D. from the

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in 1977. In 1993 he attended graduate school at the School for Institution Management at the

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. Wiger has been active in Ramsey County and metropolitan government. He was a member of the

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from 1983 to 1989. He is a former chair and member of the Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation District. He was a member of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Commission and a liaison to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission. He is an

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and a writer by profession.

Minnesota Senate

Wiger was first elected to the Senate in 1996 and has been reelected in every subsequent election. As of 2021, he serves on the following committees: * Capital Investment * Local Government Policy * Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy * Education Finance and Policy His special legislative concerns include education, economic development, the environment, and water sustainability.

Personal life

Wiger has actively served the education community in his area. He was the founding chair of the North St. Paul- Maplewood- Oakdale Community Education Board, and served on the board from 1973 to 1990. He was also founding chair of the East Communities Youth Service Bureau, and served as a director for Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District 916. His daughter Carolyn competed on

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References

External links

Senator Chuck Wiger
''official Minnesota Senate website''
Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Senator Charles WigerProject Vote Smart – Senator Charles Wiger Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiger, Charles 1951 births Living people Democratic Party Minnesota state senators Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Hamline University School of Law alumni 21st-century American politicians