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Glenn H. GruenhagenREPRepublican State Senator, District 17
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Glenn H. Gruenhagen (born February 1, 1952) is an American politician from Minnesota. He serves in the Minnesota Senate representing District 17, which includes Carver, McLeod, Meeker, and Sibley Counties. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Gruenhagen has been the subject of both state and national headlines for his opposition to homosexuality and gay marriage, his climate change denial, his opposition to vaccine mandates, his denial of the results of the 2020 United States elections at both the state and federal levels, and his proposal to require instruction in Minnesota high schools on the cause of "sickness, disease, pain, suffering, and death". Gruenhagen works as an insurance agent. He owns Gruenhagen Insurance and Financial Services in Glencoe.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
American College
ChFC; CLU Insurance
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Senator
Minnesota State Senate
2023 - Current
Representative
Minnesota State House of Representatives
2010 - 2023
Owner
Gruenhagen Insurance and Financial Services
1978 - Current
Served
United States Marine Corps
Chartered Financial Consultant
Chartered Life Underwriter
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Member
Public School Board, Glencoe Silver Lake
1994 - 2010
Member
American Legion
Member
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
Member
National Federation of Independent Business
Member
Rotary Club
Former Member
Health and Human Services Finance Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Civil Law and Data Practices Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Agriculture Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Taxes Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Long-Term Care Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Education Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health and Human Services Finance Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health and Human Services Finance Division, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Health and Human Services Reform Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives