Jim Carlson

Jim Carlson DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 52

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Jim CarlsonDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 52
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Jim Carlson (born February 17, 1947) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 52, which includes all but one precinct of Eagan and Mendota Heights, all of Mendota, and some of Burnsville in Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Minnesota
BME Mechanical Engineering
1973
Dunwoody Institute
Certificated Machine Design
1967
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Senator
Minnesota State Senate
2023 - Current
Senator
Minnesota State Senate
2012 - 2023
Senator
Minnesota State Senate
2007 - 2011
Manufacturing Manager
3M
1981 - 2002
Engineering Manager
Ecolab
1973 - 1981
Other Experience1 - 17 of 17
Member
Chamber of Commerce, Northern Dakota
Member
Friends of the Farm
Member
Friends of the Eagan Art House
Member
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Member
Minnesota Street Rod Association
Member
Minnesota Council for Gifted and Talented
Member
Juvenile Diabetes Association
Member
Friends of the Wescott Library
Member
Friends of Caponi Art Park
Member
Eastern Lutheran Church
Member
Corvettes of Minnesota
Moderator
Candidates Forum, District 196
Former Member
Commerce Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member
Division on Health and Human Services, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member
Division on Transportation and Public Safety, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Division on State Departments and Veterans, Minnesota State Senate
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