Dick Day
| Richard "Dick" Day | |
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| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 26th, 28th, 30th district |
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In office 1991–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Mel Frederick |
| Succeeded by | Mike Parry |
| 12th Minnesota Senate Minority Leader | |
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In office July 9, 1997 – January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Dean Johnson |
| Succeeded by | David Senjem |
| Personal details | |
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March 9, 1937 Rochester, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse(s) | Janet |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Owatonna, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Winona State College |
| Profession | businessman, salesman, real estate, politician |
Richard "Dick" Day (born March 9, 1937) is Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 26, which includes portions of Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele and Waseca counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Republican, he was first elected in 1990, and was re-elected in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006. Prior to redistricting in 1992 and 2002, he represented the old districts 30 and 28.
Day was born on a farm in Rochester, Minnesota, where he graduated from Rochester High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Business Administration from Winona State College, now Winona State University.
Day currently lives in Owatonna, Minnesota where he has worked in printing sales, franchise sales, Director of Franchise Sales and Development for Century 21, a real estate broker, and an IBM Salesman, from which he is now retired. He served on the Owatonna City Council from 1976 to 1980, and was a Steele County commissioner from 1980 to 1988. He is married to wife, Janet, and has four children: Dan, Steve, Debbie and Julie. He is Catholic.
Prior to his resignation, Day was a member of the senate's Business, Industry and Jobs Committee, Capital Investment Committee, Finance Committee, State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Committee, and Transportation Committee. He also served on the Finance Subcommittee for the Transportation Budget and Policy Division, and on the State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Subcommittee for Gaming. He served as minority leader from 1997 to 2007.
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