Michael P. Goggin (born March 8, 1963) is an American politician and member of the
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are hel ...
. A member of the
Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the oldest active political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Republican Party’s platform is relatively moderate. The party’s main issues are economic growth, education, healthcare, civi ...
, he represents District 21 in southeastern
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
.
Early life, education, and career
Goggin graduated from Red Wing High School. He attended
Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota. It was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans led by Eric Norelius and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gustavus gets its nam ...
, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in
business administration
Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...
, and the
University of Colorado Denver
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History University of Colorado System Anschutz Medical Campus
The University ...
, graduating with a Bachelor of Science with a major in
electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
.
Goggin previously worked for
Red Wing Shoes
Red Wing Shoes (Red Wing Shoe Company, LLC) is an American footwear company based in Red Wing, Minnesota that was founded by Charles H. Beckman in 1905.
Within 10 years of its inception, Red Wing Shoes was producing more than 200,000 pairs of ...
, of which his father, Joe Goggin, was previously its president. He is a project manager at the
Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant
The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant is an electricity-generating facility located in Red Wing, Minnesota, along the Mississippi River, and adjacent to the Prairie Island Indian Community reservation.
The nuclear power plant, which began ...
.
Minnesota Senate
Goggin was elected to the
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are hel ...
in
2016
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.
Personal life
Goggin and his wife, Pam, have two children and reside in
Red Wing.
References
External links
Official Senate websiteOfficial campaign website
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Living people
People from Red Wing, Minnesota
Gustavus Adolphus College alumni
University of Colorado Denver alumni
Republican Party Minnesota state senators
21st-century American politicians
1963 births