Charles W. "Chuck" Wiger Sr. ( ; born September 14, 1951) is a
Minnesota 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
Washington counties in the northeastern
Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Early life, education, and career
Wiger graduated
magna cum laude
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from
Hamline University in
Saint Paul
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in 1974 and earned his
J.D. from the
Hamline University School of Law
Hamline University School of Law was 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, Midwestern ...
in 1977. In 1993 he attended graduate school at the School for Institution Management at the
University of Colorado in
Boulder
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.
Wiger has been active in Ramsey County and metropolitan government. He was a member of the
Metropolitan Council 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
attorney
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* Attorney, one who has power of attorney
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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
Survivor 44
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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
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1951 births
Living people
Democratic Party Minnesota state senators
Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Hamline University School of Law alumni
21st-century American politicians