Paul Utke

Paul Utke (born December 3, 1956) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 2 in northwestern Minnesota.

Paul Utke
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byRod Skoe
Personal details
Born (1956-12-03) December 3, 1956
Political partyRepublican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s)Nancy
Children2
ResidencePark Rapids, Minnesota
Occupationinsurance broker

Early life and career

Utke was born on December 3, 1956,[1] and raised in North Dakota. He is an insurance broker and was a member of the Park Rapids City Council since 2009. He was also chair of the Hubbard County Republicans and has served on boards of several local organizations. He previously owned a hardware store in Park Rapids for 16 years.[2]

Minnesota Senate

Utke was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016.

Personal life

Utke and his wife, Nancy, have two children and reside in Park Rapids.[2]

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gollark: I'm not sure it's actually testing things relevant to programming skill by making you effectively *be* an inefficient computer.
gollark: A "computational thinking" challenge.
gollark: Not really. Besides, I was actually very good. Shame I couldn't do them for A-level.
gollark: Technically the requirement is for 1 or more *modern* language but too bad.

References

  1. "Utke, Paul". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. "Utke to run for State Senate Dist. 2". Park Rapids Enterprise. Forum Communications. March 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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