Jim Abeler
Encyclopedia
James J. "Jim" Abeler II (born May 18, 1954) is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 48B, which includes portions of Anoka County
in the northern part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Republican
, he is a chiropractor
by profession.
Abeler was first elected in 1998, and has been re-elected every two years since then. Prior to the 2002 legislative redistricting
, he represented the old District 49A. He is currently a member of the House Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee, on which he is the ranking minority party member, the K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee. He is vice chair of the Finance Subcommittee for the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and also serves on the Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Licensing Division. He served as chair of the Health Policy and Finance Subcommittee for the Health Care Cost Containment Division during the 2005-2006 biennium.
Abeler graduated from Anoka High School
in Anoka
, then attended the University of Minnesota
and Hamline University
in Saint Paul
. He earned his D.C. from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington
in 1979.
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 48B, which includes portions of Anoka County
Anoka County, Minnesota
Anoka County is the fourth-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the counties of Isanti on the north, Chisago and Washington on the east, Hennepin and Ramsey on the south, Sherburne on the west, and the Mississippi River on the southwest.As of 2010, Anoka...
in the northern part of the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
metropolitan area. 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 a chiropractor
Chiropractor
A Chiropractor, according to the Association of Chiropractic Colleges , "focuses on the relationship between the body's main structures – the skeleton, the muscles and the nerves – and the patient's health. Chiropractors believe that health can be improved and preserved by making adjustments to...
by profession.
Abeler was first elected in 1998, and has been re-elected every two years since then. Prior to the 2002 legislative redistricting
Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...
, he represented the old District 49A. He is currently a member of the House Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee, on which he is the ranking minority party member, the K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee. He is vice chair of the Finance Subcommittee for the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division, and also serves on the Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Licensing Division. He served as chair of the Health Policy and Finance Subcommittee for the Health Care Cost Containment Division during the 2005-2006 biennium.
Abeler graduated from Anoka High School
Anoka High School
Anoka High School is a four year public high school located in Anoka, Minnesota on 3939 7th Avenue N.-School overview:Anoka High School is part of Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 and is one of five regular high schools in the district...
in Anoka
Anoka, Minnesota
At the 2000 census, there were 18,076 people, 7,262 households and 4,408 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,709.0 per square mile . There were 7,398 housing units at an average density of 1,108.7 per square mile...
, then attended the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
and Hamline University
Hamline University
-Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...
in Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
. He earned his D.C. from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington
Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...
in 1979.