Bud Nornes
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Larry "Bud" B. Nornes is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 10A, which includes most of Otter Tail County
in the west central part of the state. A Republican
, he is the owner of radio station KJJK AM
and KJJK FM
based in Fergus Falls
.
Nornes was first elected in 1996, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He is currently a member of the House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, and also serves on the Finance subcommittees for the Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division, the Energy Finance and Policy Division, and the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division. He was chair of the Higher Education Finance Committee during the 2005-2006 biennium. He is also a former assistant majority whip.
Nornes graduated from Fertile High School in Fertile
, then went on to Brown Institute of Broadcasting
in 1962 for training in Communications and Broadcasting
. He has been a broadcaster and radio station owner since 1962. He was a member of the Fergus Falls School Board from 1983-1996. He is a member of the Minnesota Broadcaster Association and the National Association of Broadcasters
. He is also active in his local community as a member of the Fergus Falls Chamber of Commerce
, Ducks Unlimited
, the Elks, the Kiwanis
, Pheasants Forever
, and the United Way.
Nornes great-grandfather, Ole Opdahl, also served as a Republican member of the Minnesota House from 1903-1907. A farmer in Mansfield Township, Opdahl represented the old District 9, which included Freeborn County
in the southern part of the state.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
representing District 10A, which includes most of Otter Tail County
Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Otter Tail County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 57,303. Its county seat is Fergus Falls.-History:...
in the west central part of the state. A Republican
Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. Elected by the party’s state central committee in June 2009, its chairman is Tony Sutton, and its deputy-chairman is Michael Brodkorb.-Early history:...
, he is the owner of radio station KJJK AM
KJJK (AM)
KJJK is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format. Licensed to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes area...
and KJJK FM
KJJK-FM
KJJK-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format serving Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The station is currently owned by Jeffrey Papenfuss.The station airs Today's Best Country satellite programming....
based in Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,138 at the 2010 census.-Today:...
.
Nornes was first elected in 1996, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He is currently a member of the House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, and also serves on the Finance subcommittees for the Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division, the Energy Finance and Policy Division, and the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division. He was chair of the Higher Education Finance Committee during the 2005-2006 biennium. He is also a former assistant majority whip.
Nornes graduated from Fertile High School in Fertile
Fertile, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 893 people, 396 households, and 220 families residing in the city. The population density was 471.9 people per square mile . There were 433 housing units at an average density of 228.8 per square mile...
, then went on to Brown Institute of Broadcasting
Brown College (Minnesota)
Brown College is a for-profit school and is a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation. It is located in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, near Minneapolis/St. Paul...
in 1962 for training in Communications and Broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
. He has been a broadcaster and radio station owner since 1962. He was a member of the Fergus Falls School Board from 1983-1996. He is a member of the Minnesota Broadcaster Association and the National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
. He is also active in his local community as a member of the Fergus Falls Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...
, Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and people. It currently has approximately 780,000 members, mostly in the United States and Canada.-Introduction:Ducks Unlimited was...
, the Elks, the Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Kiwanis International is an international, coeducational service club founded in 1915. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Current membership is 240,000 members in 7,700 clubs in 80 nations...
, Pheasants Forever
Pheasants Forever
Pheasants Forever, Inc. is a nonprofit conservation organization in the United States formed in response to the continuing decline of upland wildlife. Pheasants Forever have 700 chapters, including 74 in Minnesota, and about 110,000 members Nationwide, including 22,500 in Minnesota. Quail Forever,...
, and the United Way.
Nornes great-grandfather, Ole Opdahl, also served as a Republican member of the Minnesota House from 1903-1907. A farmer in Mansfield Township, Opdahl represented the old District 9, which included Freeborn County
Freeborn County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 32,584 people, 13,356 households, and 9,015 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile . There were 13,996 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...
in the southern part of the state.