LeRoy A. Stumpf (born May 29, 1944) is a

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politician and former member of the

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. A member of the

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(DFL), he represented District 1, which included all or portions of Kittson,

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, Pennington,

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, Red Lake and

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counties in the northwestern part of the state.

Background

Stumpf was born in

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Education

Stumpf graduated from Nazareth Hall High School, and then went on to receive a

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from the St. Paul Seminary in

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. He later received a M.P.A. from the

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Minnesota House of Representatives

Stumpf served in the

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from 1981 to 1983, representing District 1B.

Minnesota Senate

Stumpf was first elected to the Senate in 1982 and was re-elected in every subsequent election since then until he didn't seek re-election in 2016. He served as a

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from 1991 to 1993, and chaired the Education Committee from 1993 to 1997 and from 2009 to 2011, and the Children, Families and Learning Committee from 1997 to 2001. Stumpf announced his retirement in February 2016, saying that he would finish out the rest of the term and not run for reelection.

Electoral history

Personal life

Stumpf and his wife, Carol, are the owners of Two Fools Vineyard near

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.Two Fools Vineyard
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References

External links

Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Senator LeRoy A. StumpfProject Vote Smart - Senator LeRoy A. Stumpf Profile
*''Follow the Money'' - LeRoy A. Stumpf Campaign Contributions
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stumpf, Leroy 1944 births Living people Democratic Party Minnesota state senators Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives People from Red Lake County, Minnesota People from Wright County, Minnesota 21st-century American politicians Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni