Roger C. Chamberlain (born January 14, 1963) is an American politician and member of the

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. A member of the Republican Party, he represents District 38, which includes portions of Anoka,

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, and

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counties in the northeastern

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metropolitan area. He is a financial advisor for Thrivent Financial.Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Chamberlain, Roger C
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Early life, education, and career

Chamberlain attended

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in Bloomington, receiving his

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in law enforcement. He later earned his

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in accounting from

Metropolitan State University Metropolitan State University (Metro State) is a public university in the Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

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. He also served in the

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and in the

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Minnesota Senate

Chamberlain was first elected in 2010 and reelected in 2012, 2016, and 2020.

Political positions

Abortion

Chamberlain opposes

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. In 2016, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life gave Chamberlain a 100% voting record.

Controversies

Social media

In 2020, Chamberlain drew criticism for following and interacting with

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on Twitter, as well as liking tweets about the book ''Bronze Age Mindset''. The book "argues that equality and human rights are unnatural; that most people form a vast, inferior class who will only find ‘solace and meaning’ through ‘submission’—and that the proper rulers of the world are white men." In 2021, Chamberlain drew criticism for liking a tweet by radio host and conspiracy theorist

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reading "Retweet if you're pureblood." The ''Minnesota Reformer'' wrote, "It’s not clear whether Chamberlain liked the post because he’s into pure bloodlines, or because he’s an anti-vaxxer".

References

External links

Senator Roger Chamberlain
''official Minnesota Senate website''

''official campaign website''
Roger Chamberlain Votes at Votesmart.org
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