David Minge
Template:Short description Template:Infobox officeholder David Raymond Minge<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; born March 19, 1942) is an American former judge and politician. David Minge served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals from 2002 until retiring at the end of March 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="minnpost-retirement">Template:Cite web</ref> Previously, Minge was a Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party member of the United States House of Representatives serving in the 103rd, 104th, 105th, and 106th congresses, from 1993–2001, representing Minnesota's 2nd congressional district.
Early life and education
Minge was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota and raised in Worthington, Minnesota. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College and J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Legal career
After earning his Juris Doctor, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he practiced law for several years. He was then offered a teaching position at the University of Wyoming Law School where he taught for seven years. David Minge then moved to Montevideo, Minnesota where he was part of a country law practice, on the school board, and actively involved in community affairs. During this time he was also a consultant to the House Judiciary Committee.
Political career
He served on the Montevideo School Board from 1989 to 1992.
Minge was sworn into the House in 1993, and he became part of the Blue Dog Coalition consisting of moderate and conservative congressional Democrats. He was a champion of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), a federal-state partnership to improve water quality and protect the environment. Minge narrowly lost his campaign for a fifth term to Mark Kennedy in 2000. After his first election to the House, Minge opened a congressional field office in Windom, Minnesota at which point the Windom City Council declared March 20, 1993 as "Congressman David Minge Day".<ref>City of Windom Resolution #93-11 March 16, 1993</ref>
State judicial service
In 2002, Governor Jesse Ventura appointed Minge to the Minnesota Court of Appeals from the second congressional district, the same area where he served in Congress. In 2012, he retired from active status.
Post political career
He currently serves on the board of directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
He is married to Karen Aaker Minge, originally of Gaylord, Minnesota.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They have two sons. His grandson, Chris, is the CEO of a legal-tech start-up, Vulcan Technologies.
Electoral history
Template:AsteriskWrite-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, write-ins received 414 votes. In 1994, write-ins received 80 votes. In 1996, write-ins received 180 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 385 votes. In 2000, Constitution Party candidate Dennis A. Burda received 1,337 votes.
Papers
David Minge's congressional files are available for research use. They include correspondence, subject files, legislative files, campaign files, press office files, photographs and video and sound recordings.<ref>David Minge Congressional Files</ref>
References
External links
- Minnesota Judicial Branch Judge Profile
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- 1942 births
- 20th-century United States representatives
- American Lutherans
- American people of Norwegian descent
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
- Living people
- Minnesota Court of Appeals judges
- People from Worthington, Minnesota
- People from Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
- School board members in Minnesota
- St. Olaf College alumni
- University of Chicago Law School alumni