Matthew David "Matt" Klein (born September 29, 1967) is an American politician and member of the

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. A member of the

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(DFL), he represents District 53 in the southeastern

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metropolitan area.

Early life, education, and career

Klein was raised in

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1985. He attended the

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, graduating with a Bachelor of Science, and went on to graduate as a Doctor of Medicine from

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. Klein was elected to the West St. Paul–Mendota Heights–Eagan School Board in 2012. He is a doctor of internal medicine at the

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Minnesota Senate

Klein serves on the following committees in the Minnesota Senate: * Chair, Commerce and Consumer Protection *Taxes *Energy

Personal life

Klein and his wife, Kristine, have five children and reside in

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Electoral history

References

External links

Official Senate website

Official campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Matt Living people Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota People from Mendota Heights, Minnesota University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Physicians from Minnesota School board members in Minnesota Democratic Party Minnesota state senators 21st-century American legislators 1967 births 21st-century Minnesota politicians