Lynn D. Wardlow (born November 11, 1943) is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he represented District 38B from 2003 to 2009. The district includes over half of the city of

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, which is in the southeastern part of the

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metropolitan area. A Republican, he was elected to the open seat vacated by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2002.

Early life and education

Before running for political office, Wardlow was a middle school and high school mathematics teacher and coach for over 30 years in the Rosemount-Eagan-Apple Valley School District. He also served in

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in 1969 as a lieutenant in the

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, earning two Navy Commendation Medals with one a

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. He retired from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1995 at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He holds a B.A. from

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in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and a

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in Mathematics from

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Career

As a legislator, he focused on the issues of education, transportation, tax reduction, small business promotion, and health care reform. While in office, Wardlow served on the following House committees: E-12 Education, Early Childhood Learning Finance Division, Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division, Mental Health Division, and Veterans Affairs Division. In the November 2008 general election, Wardlow was unseated by

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Mike Obermueller Michael Edward Obermueller (born April 21, 1973) is a Minnesota lawyer and politician, a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 38B in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area from 2009 to 2011. In 2 ...

in his bid for a fourth term.

Personal life

His son,

Doug Wardlow Douglas G. Wardlow (born July 3, 1978) is an American attorney and politician who served as a Minnesota state representative from District 38B. Wardlow was the unsuccessful Republican nominee in the 2018 Minnesota Attorney General election. E ...

, subsequently ran for the same seat in the 2010 general election, unseating Obermueller.

References

External links

Rep. Wardlow's Legislative "News and Views"

Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Lynn Wardlow
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