Lynn Wardlow

Lynn Wardlow
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 38B district
In office
2003 - 2009
Preceded by Tim Pawlenty
Succeeded by Mike Obermueller
Personal details
Born November 11, 1943
Spencer, Iowa
Political party Republican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s) Sheryl
Children 2
Residence Eagan, Minnesota
Alma mater Augustana College - South Dakota, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Occupation teacher, legislator, military officer
Religion Lutheran

Lynn D. Wardlow (born November 11, 1943) is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he represented District 38B from 2003-2009. The district includes over half of the city of Eagan in Dakota County, which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he was elected to the open seat vacated by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2002. As a legislator, he focused on the issues of education, transportation, tax reduction, small business promotion, and health care reform.[1]

While in office, Wardlow served on the following House committees: E-12 Education, Early Childhood Learning Finance Division, Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division, Mental Health Division, and Veterans Affairs Division.[2]

1st Lt. Lynn Wardlow receiving Navy Commendation with "Combat V"

Before running for political office, Wardlow was a middle school and high school mathematics teacher and coach for over 30 years in the Rosemount-Eagan-Apple Valley School District. He also served in Vietnam in 1969 as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, earning two Navy Commendation Medals with one a Combat V. He retired from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1995 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He holds a B.A. from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and a M.S. in Mathematics from Mankato State University in Mankato.[3][4]

In the November 2008 general election, Wardlow was unseated by Democrat Mike Obermueller in his bid for a fourth term.[5] His son, Doug Wardlow, subsequently ran for the same seat in the 2010 general election, unseating Obermueller.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10793
  2. ↑ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10793
  3. ↑ http://cdl.lynnwardlow.com/page5/page5.html
  4. ↑ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10793
  5. ↑ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15310
  6. ↑ http://www.insideminnesotacapitol.com/

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