Ken Tschumper (born April 24, 1950) is an American farmer and politician. Born in

La Crescent, Minnesota La Crescent is a city in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,276 at the 2020 census. La Crescent is located in the northeast portion of Houston County; the northern edge of the city falls into Winona ...

, Tschumper received his bachelor's degree from

Winona State University Winona State University (Winona) is a public university in Winona, Minnesota. It was founded as First State Normal School of Minnesota in 1858 and is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was the first no ...

and went to graduate school at

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, (SMUMN) is a private Catholic university with an undergraduate residential college in Winona, Minnesota; graduate and professional programs in Winona, the Twin Cities, and Rochester; and various course del ...

. He was a dairy farmer. He served as a

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in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint ...

in 2007 and 2008. Tschumper was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 28B of the Minnesota House of Representatives. In 2014, he ran for Houston County commissioner. One of his main points is to ban frac sand. He owns a farm in LaCrescent, Minnesota, with 3,200 acres and 35 cows.

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1950 births Living people People from La Crescent, Minnesota Saint Mary's University of Minnesota alumni Winona State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Dairy farmers Farmers from Minnesota {{Minnesota-politician-stub