Doug Magnus
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 8, 2013
Preceded byJim Vickerman
Succeeded byBill Weber
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 22A district
In office
January 7, 2003 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byTed Winter
Succeeded byJoe Schomacker
Personal details
BornNovember 1950 (age 73)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBrenda
Children2
Residence(s)Slayton, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materSouth Dakota State University
ProfessionFarmer, legislator

Douglas Rudy Magnus (born November 1950) is an American, Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate, who represented District 22, which includes all of Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and Rock counties in the southwestern part of the state. A Republican, he is also a farmer.[1]

Magnus previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003–2011, representing District 22A, which essentially includes the western half of the senate district.[2] On April 6, 2010, he announced that he would not seek a fifth term in the House, but would run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jim Vickerman.[3] He subsequently won that seat in the November 2, 2010, general election.[4] On November 17, 2010, incoming Republican Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch announced that he would serve as an assistant majority leader and as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee during the 2011–2012 biennium.[5][6]

On March 5, 2012, Magnus announced that he would not seek re-election to the Senate in the November 2012 general election. His term ended on January 7, 2013.[7]

Magnus attended Slayton High School in Slayton, later graduating from South Dakota State University in Brookings with a BS in Animal Science. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1970–1972.[8][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Magnus, Doug - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". Lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Magnus, Doug - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". Lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  4. ↑ "Worthington Daily Globe | Worthington, Minnesota". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
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  6. ↑ "Worthington Daily Globe | Worthington, Minnesota". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Magnus won't seek re-election - MarshallIndependent.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Info. - Marshall Independent". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  8. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Votesmart.org. Retrieved January 24, 2022.


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