Glenn Gruenhagen
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Glenn H. Gruenhagen is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
who represents District 25A, which includes which includes portions of Le Sueur, Scott
and Sibley
counties in the south central part of the state. A Republican
, he is also a small business owner and insurance agent, owning Gruenhagen Insurance and Financial Services in Glencoe
.
Gruenhagen was first elected to the House in 2010, opting to run after incumbent Rep. Laura Brod
decided not to seek re-election. He currently serves on the Civil Law, the Health and Human Services Reform, the Judiciary Policy and Finance, and the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance committees.
Gruenhagen was raised on a dairy farm near Glencoe. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps
. He earned his Chartered Financial Consultant (Ch.F.C.) designation and his Charted Life Underwriter (C.L.U.) designation from The American College, a training institution for financial planners and insurance agents. Prior to running for the House, he served on the Glencoe-Silver Lake
School Board for 15 years. He is a member of the American Legion
and the Rotary Club. He and his wife live in rural Glencoe.
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...
who represents District 25A, which includes which includes portions of Le Sueur, Scott
Scott County, Minnesota
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was organized in 1853 and named in honor of General Winfield Scott. As of 2010, the population was 129,928. Its county seat is Shakopee...
and Sibley
Sibley County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,356 people, 5,772 households, and 4,086 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
counties in the south 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 also a small business owner and insurance agent, owning Gruenhagen Insurance and Financial Services in Glencoe
Glencoe, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,453 people, 2,103 households, and 1,446 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,045.6 people per square mile . There were 2,169 housing units at an average density of 813.7 per square mile...
.
Gruenhagen was first elected to the House in 2010, opting to run after incumbent Rep. Laura Brod
Laura Brod
Laura Brod née Morris is a Minnesota politician, a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 25A, which includes portions of Le Sueur, Scott and Sibley counties in the south central part of the...
decided not to seek re-election. He currently serves on the Civil Law, the Health and Human Services Reform, the Judiciary Policy and Finance, and the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance committees.
Gruenhagen was raised on a dairy farm near Glencoe. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. He earned his Chartered Financial Consultant (Ch.F.C.) designation and his Charted Life Underwriter (C.L.U.) designation from The American College, a training institution for financial planners and insurance agents. Prior to running for the House, he served on the Glencoe-Silver Lake
Silver Lake, Minnesota
Silver Lake is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 837 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
School Board for 15 years. He is a member of the American Legion
American Legion
The American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...
and the Rotary Club. He and his wife live in rural Glencoe.