Dan Skogen

Dan Skogen
Dan Skogen
Member of the Minnesota Senate; from the 10th district
	In office; January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Cal Larson
Succeeded by	Gretchen Hoffman
Personal details
Born	December 14, 1957; Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Political party	Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Dee
Children	2
Residence	Hewitt, Minnesota
Alma mater	Thief River Falls Technical College
Profession	radio broadcaster, farmer, legislator

Dan Skogen (born December 14, 1957) is a Minnesotan politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 10, which includes all or portions of Becker, Otter Tail and Wadena counties in the northwestern part of the state.[1]

Education and professional career

Skogen grew up near Phelps Mill in Maine Township. He graduated from Battle Lake High School and has an audio communications degree from Thief River Falls Technical College. He is the sports director at radio stations in Wadena. He resides near Hewitt with his wife, Dee, and has two children.[2]

Service in the Minnesota Senate

A Democrat, Skogen was first elected in 2006. He lost his re-election bid in the November 2, 2010, general election to Republican Gretchen Hoffman. While in office, his special legislative concerns included the environment, agriculture, and education.[1]

Skogen was a member of the senate's Agriculture and Veterans Committee, the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee, the Education Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. He also served on and chaired the Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee for Public Lands and Waters, and on the Finance subcommittees for the Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division and the E-12 Education Budget and Policy Division.[3]

In 2012, Skogen ran for Minnesota Senate again in the redrawn Senate District 8 and lost to Bill Ingebrigtsen.[4]

Electoral history

2012 Minnesota State Senate District 8

Bill Ingebrigtsen (R), 22,712 votes, 52.86%
Dan Skogen (DFL), 20,213 votes, 47.04%

2010 Minnesota State Senate District 10

Gretchen Hoffman (R), 17,048 votes, 54.79%
Dan Skogen (DFL), 14,040 votes, 45.12%
Write-In, 29 votes, 0.09%

2006 Minnesota State Senate District 10

Cal Larson (R), 14,191 votes, 44.71%
Dan Skogen (DFL), 17,530 votes, 55.23%
Write-In, 18 votes, 0.06%

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References

"Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Legislator Record – Skogen, Dan". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
"Working Hard for State Senate District 10". Dan Skogen. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
"Senator Dan Skogen DFL District 10". Senate.leg.state.mn.us. December 14, 1957. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
"Results for All State Senate Races". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.

External links

Preceded by Cal Larson	Minnesota Senate District 10 2007–2011	Succeeded by Gretchen Hoffman

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[leg.state.mn.us-1] "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Legislator Record – Skogen, Dan". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 20, 2010.

[2] "Working Hard for State Senate District 10". Dan Skogen. Retrieved July 20, 2010.

[3] "Senator Dan Skogen DFL District 10". Senate.leg.state.mn.us. December 14, 1957. Retrieved July 20, 2010.

[4] "Results for All State Senate Races". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.