Tom Emmer
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 6th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Michele Bachmann |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 19B district |
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In office January 4, 2005 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dick Borrell |
| Succeeded by | Joe McDonald |
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March 3, 1961 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline |
| Children | 7 |
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University of Alaska, Fairbanks William Mitchell College of Law |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Campaign website |
Thomas Earl "Tom" Emmer, Jr. (born March 3, 1961) is the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district, serving since 2015. The district includes most of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, as well as St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Emmer served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2005 until 2011 and was the Republican nominee for governor in the 2010 election. He represented District 19B, which includes portions of Wright and Hennepin Counties and the cities of Otsego, Albertville, St. Michael, Rockford, Delano, Montrose, and Waverly. Emmer was born in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in Edina, Minnesota. On June 5, 2013, he announced he would seek the 6th Congressional District seat being vacated by Michele Bachmann. He won the November 2014 election and took office in January 2015.
Emmer attended St. Thomas Academy, an all-male, Catholic, military, college-preparatory high school in Mendota Heights, near Saint Paul. He then attended Boston College and the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1984. Emmer also played hockey for both schools. In 1988 he received a Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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