John C. Pederson (born March 23, 1968) is a
Minnesota politician and former member of the
Minnesota Senate. A member of the
Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 14, which includes portions of
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Places
Canada
*Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick
*Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador
United Kingdom
* Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming
* Benton, Tyne and Wear
United States
*Benton, Alabam ...
,
Sherburne and
Stearns counties in the central part of the state.
Early life, education, and career
Born and raised on a farm in rural
Wright County, Pederson graduated from
Northwestern College in
Roseville, receiving his
B.S. in Business Administration and Biblical Studies. He went on to
Cardinal Stritch University in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earning his
M.B.A. Active in community government, he served on St. Cloud's city council (2007–2010), zoning board of appeals, and planning commission, and was a commissioner on the St. Cloud Housing and Redevelopment Authority. He was also a volunteer wood shop supervisor at the Whitney Senior Center.
He is vice president and part owner of Amcon Block and Precast Inc. in
St. Cloud. He is a former part-time instructor in Human Relations for the
Dale Carnegie Institute
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, a former part-time instructor in Customized Training at
St. Cloud Technical College, and a former adjunct instructor in the Business Department at
Rasmussen College
Rasmussen University is a private for-profit university with multiple locations throughout the United States. It offers associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at 23 campuses in Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota, Florida, Wisconsin ...
, based in Minnesota.
Minnesota Senate
Pederson was first elected in 2010 and reelected in 2012.
He did not seek reelection in 2016.
References
External links
Project Vote Smart - Senator John Pederson Profile
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1968 births
Living people
People from Wright County, Minnesota
Politicians from St. Cloud, Minnesota
Businesspeople from Minnesota
Educators from Minnesota
University of Northwestern – St. Paul alumni
Cardinal Stritch University alumni
Republican Party Minnesota state senators
21st-century American politicians