Rod Skoe

Rod Skoe
Rod Skoe
Member of the Minnesota Senate; from the 2nd district
	In office; January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2017
Preceded by	Tony Kinkel (District 4)
Succeeded by	Paul Utke
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives; from the 2B district
	In office; January 5, 1999 – January 6, 2003
Preceded by	Edgar Olson
Succeeded by	Doug Lindgren
Personal details
Born	August 9, 1954
Political party	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Sarah
Children	2
Alma mater	Augsburg College
Occupation	farmer

Rod Skoe (born August 9, 1954) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 2, which included all or portions of Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Otter Tail and Wadena counties in the northwestern part of the state.[1]

Education

Skoe completed high school at Kelliher High School in Kelliher, and later received a B.A. from Augsburg College in Minneapolis.

Skoe served in the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 2B from 1999 to 2003.[1]

Skoe was first elected in 2002 and was re-elected in every subsequent election since then until 2016, when he lost to Republican Paul Utke.[1]

Minnesota Senate Election District 2, 2012[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic (DFL)	Rod Skoe (incumbent)	21,269	54.92
	Republican	Dennis Moser	17,423	44.99

Minnesota Senate Election District 2, 2010[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic (DFL)	Rod Skoe (incumbent)	15,588	52.95	-7.81pp
	Republican	Dennis Moser	13,825	46.96	+7.83pp

Minnesota Senate Election District 2, 2006[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic (DFL)	Rod Skoe (incumbent)	19,471	60.76	+2.86pp
	Republican	Steven Booth	12,540	39.13	-2.89pp

Minnesota Senate Election District 2, 2002[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic (DFL)	Rod Skoe	17,749	57.90
	Republican	Steven Booth	12,881	42.02

He and his wife, Sarah, have two children.[1]

"Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Skoe, Rod". Venus.library.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
"Results for All State Senate Races, 2012". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
"Results for All State Senate Races, 2010". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
"Results for All State Senate Races, 2006". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
"Results for All State Senate Races, 2002". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

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