Dale Keith Lueck (born October 30, 1949) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. 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 10B, which includes all of Aitkin County and part of

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in central Minnesota.

Early life

Lueck was born in Aitkin, Minnesota, to Fritz & Louise Lueck. Lueck grew up on the farm, doing work (1959-1968) with the cows, hay bales, and driving tractor. In 1965 he started working at Direct Service Gas Station where he was a Service Station Attendant until 1966. In 1966, he started working at Aitkin Iron Works as a Welding & Machinist Apprentice until 1968. Lueck graduated from Aitkin High School in 1968.

Naval service

In 1968, Lueck enlisted in the

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as a fireman recruit. He advanced through the enlisted ranks to

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( paygrade (E-9). Concurrent with enlisted service, he was commissioned as a Mustang Officer. He was augmented to Unrestricted Line Special Operations Officer (1140) and attained the rank of

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( paygrade 0-5). Lueck retired from Naval Service in 1997. His last Navy assignment, was as US Navy Supervisor of Diving, Naval Sea Systems Command,

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Education and post-military career

In 1984, Lueck got a

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in Occupational Health and Safety. He also got a

B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

in Information Systems. In 1997, Lueck started a Beef Cattle Operation called, Nordland Cattle & Timber Company. In 2001, he started a newspaper publication, MN Cattleman Publications. Lueck was elected as a

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of Aitkin County for 2 terms. As Commissioner, he served on the Aitkin County Forest Advisory Committee, Aitkin County UMN Extension Committee, a member of the Association of Minnesota Counties Agriculture Task Force, and as Commissioner of the Aitkin County Housing and Rehabilitation Authority. He also served as a member of the Mille Lac’s Watershed Committee, Northeast Solid Waste Advisory Group, and Director of the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Elections

Lueck was elected on November 4, 2014 defeating the incumbent Rep.

Joe Radinovich Joseph Paul Radinovich (born April 7, 1986) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. As a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 10B in north-centra ...

( DFL) by 3.86% or 686 votes.

Tenure

Lueck was sworn in on January 6, 2015.

Committee assignments

For the 91st Legislative Session, Lueck is a part of: *Environment and Natural Resources Policy (Republican lead) *Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division *Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division

Personal life

In 1969, Lueck married his wife, Linda Gunderson. They have two children, Lance and Lisa. They also have four grandchildren. Lueck is a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where he was on the Church Council & Stewardship Committee. Lueck is a member of other organizations, including the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association, Minnesota and American Farm Bureau, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, Minnesota Trappers Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American Legion - Aitkin Lee Post 86, Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1727, National Rifle Association, and theFleet Reserve Association.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lueck, Dale 1949 births Living people People from Aitkin, Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians