Roger Reinert
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Roger Jonathon Reinert is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate
. He previously served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
, representing District 7B, which includes the western portion of Duluth
in St. Louis County
. On November 2, 2010, he was elected to represent District 7 in the Minnesota Senate
.
Reinert began his political career when he was appointed to the Duluth City Council
on January 12, 2004, filling the seat vacated by Herb Bergson
who had been elected mayor. He went on to win a tight race for a regular term on the council in 2005, receiving 28.16% (8,847) of the vote (8,847) to 25.29% (7,947) for James Stabuer, 23.78% (7,427) for Timothy Bearheart, and 22.61% (7,106) for Bob Hansen. He served as council president in 2006 and 2008. In 2008, he also ran for and won the District 7B House seat after State Representative Mike Jaros
announced that he would not be seeking re-election.
Reinert is currently a member of the Senate's Commerce and Consumer Protection, Local Government and Elections, and Transportation committees. While in the House, he was a member of the House Taxes Committee, and also served on the Finance subcommittees for the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division, the Public Safety Finance Division, and the Transportation Finance and Policy Division.
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 Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
. He previously served as 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 7B, which includes the western portion of Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
in St. Louis County
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 200,226. Its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the second largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River; in land area alone, after Aroostook...
. On November 2, 2010, he was elected to represent District 7 in the Minnesota Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
.
Reinert began his political career when he was appointed to the Duluth City Council
Duluth City Council
The Duluth City Council is part of the governing body of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.Duluth has a Mayor-Council form of government, with the City Administration making policy proposals to a nine member City Council. Duluth's five representational districts are divided into 36 precincts. Each of...
on January 12, 2004, filling the seat vacated by Herb Bergson
Herb Bergson
Herb Bergson is an American politician from Duluth, Minnesota, and the most recent former mayor of that city. He lost his bid for re-election in a crowded 12-candidate primary in September 2007....
who had been elected mayor. He went on to win a tight race for a regular term on the council in 2005, receiving 28.16% (8,847) of the vote (8,847) to 25.29% (7,947) for James Stabuer, 23.78% (7,427) for Timothy Bearheart, and 22.61% (7,106) for Bob Hansen. He served as council president in 2006 and 2008. In 2008, he also ran for and won the District 7B House seat after State Representative Mike Jaros
Mike Jaros
Mike Jaros was a Democratic Farmer Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 7B from 1984 to 2009. He had also previously served from 1972 to 1980. Jaros decided not to seek reelection on June 16, 2008...
announced that he would not be seeking re-election.
Reinert is currently a member of the Senate's Commerce and Consumer Protection, Local Government and Elections, and Transportation committees. While in the House, he was a member of the House Taxes Committee, and also served on the Finance subcommittees for the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division, the Public Safety Finance Division, and the Transportation Finance and Policy Division.