Ron Shimanski
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Ronald "Ron" Shimanski is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 18A, which includes portions of McLeod
and Meeker
counties in the south central part of the state. A Republican
, he is also a crop, beef cattle and apple orchard farmer, and a layout and design technician.
Shimanski was first elected to the House in 2006, opting to run after two-term Rep. Scott Newman
decided not to seek re-election. He was re-elected in 2008 and 2010, running unopposed in 2010. He currently serves as an assistant minority whip, and is a member of the House's Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee, the Ethics Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division, and on the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division, of which he is vice chair.
Shimanski graduated from Silver Lake High School in Silver Lake
. He attended college at St. Cloud State College in St. Cloud
, taking business and management courses, and at Willmar Community College in Willmar
, earning his A.S. in Agricultural Business.
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 18A, which includes portions of McLeod
McLeod County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,898 people, 13,449 households, and 9,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 14,087 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
and Meeker
Meeker County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,644 people, 8,590 households, and 6,133 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 9,821 housing units at an average density of 16 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 crop, beef cattle and apple orchard farmer, and a layout and design technician.
Shimanski was first elected to the House in 2006, opting to run after two-term Rep. Scott Newman
Scott Newman (politician)
Scott Newman is Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represents District 18, which includes portions of Carver, McLeod, Meeker, Stearns and Wright counties just west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he is an attorney...
decided not to seek re-election. He was re-elected in 2008 and 2010, running unopposed in 2010. He currently serves as an assistant minority whip, and is a member of the House's Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee, the Ethics Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division, and on the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division, of which he is vice chair.
Shimanski graduated from Silver Lake High School in 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....
. He attended college at St. Cloud State College in St. Cloud
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...
, taking business and management courses, and at Willmar Community College in Willmar
Willmar, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,351 people, 7,302 households, and 4,461 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.9 people per square mile . There were 7,789 housing units at an average density of 657.8 per square mile...
, earning his A.S. in Agricultural Business.