Rodney W. "Rod" Hamilton (born March 25, 1968) is a

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politician and former member of the

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. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 22B, which includes all or portions of Cottonwood, Jackson,

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and

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counties in the southwestern part of the state. He is also a local pork producer.

Early life, education, and career

Hamilton graduated from Humboldt High School in Humboldt, Iowa. He is a former president of th
Minnesota Pork Producers

Minnesota House of Representatives

Hamilton was first elected to the House in 2004, and was re-elected in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. He was a

minority whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...

during the 2009 legislative session, and was an assistant minority leader during the 2010 session. On November 17, 2010, incoming Republican Speaker of the House Kurt Zellers announced that Hamilton would serve as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee during the 2011–2012 biennium. On November 30, 2010, he was named majority whip by his House Republican colleagues. In 2014, he was again elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake, will chair the House Agriculture Finance Committee.

References

External links

Rep. Rod Hamilton
''official Minnesota House of Representatives website''
Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Rod Hamilton

Project Votesmart - Rep. Rod Hamilton Profile

Rep. Rod Hamilton
''official campaign website''

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Rod 1968 births Living people People from Mountain Lake, Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives American Lutherans People from Humboldt, Iowa 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature