Kurt Zellers
| Kurt Zellers | |
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| Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
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In office January 4, 2011 – January 7, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Anderson Kelliher |
| Succeeded by | Paul Thissen |
| Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
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In office June 23, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Marty Seifert |
| Succeeded by | Paul Thissen |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 34B district 32B (2003–2013) |
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In office March 3, 2003 – January 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Rich Stanek |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Smith |
| Personal details | |
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October 16, 1969 Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse(s) | Kimberly |
| Children | Reagan William |
| Residence | Maple Grove, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | University of North Dakota (B.S.) |
Kurt Zellers (born October 16, 1969 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is a politician from Minnesota. He served as the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and as the Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 34B in Hennepin County in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He was a candidate in the 2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election, losing in the Republican primary.
Zellers was raised on a farm near Devils Lake, North Dakota, graduating from Devils Lake Central High School in 1988. He received his B.S. degree in political science from the University of North Dakota, where he was a member of the football team. He worked as communications director for U.S. Senator Rod Grams from 1994 to 2000, and as Communications Director for the Minnesota House Republican Caucus from 2000 to 2003 before being elected to the House himself. After his election, he took a position as a senior account executive with a Minneapolis public relations firm.
Zellers was first elected in a special election on February 25, 2003. The seat had become vacant when Representative Rich Stanek resigned after being appointed Minnesota's Commissioner of Public Safety by Governor Tim Pawlenty. Zellers has been reelected in every election since then.
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