Len Biernat
Len Biernat | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 59A district 80, 81, 82 | |
| In office January 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1946 Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic Farmer Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Jax (divorced 2006) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Minnesota State University, Mankato University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) New York University School of Law Hamline University School of Law |
| Occupation | Professor, 1st Lieutenant, legislator, veteran |
Lenard Francis Biernat (born November 24, 1946) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Farmer Labor Party, he represented District 59A, which includes a portion of Hennepin in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Background[]
Biernat served in the United States Army. He served on the Minneapolis School Board. Biernat served four terms in the House of Representatives: 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 83rd.[1]
83rd Legislative Session (2003 - 2004)[]
Committees[]
- Civil Law
- Education Finance
- Education Policy
82nd Legislative Session (2001 - 2002)[]
Committees[]
- Education Policy
- Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
- K-12 Education Finance
81st Legislative Session (1999 - 2000)[]
Committees[]
- Education Policy
- K-12 Education Finance
- Transportation Policy
80th Legislative Session (1997 - 1998)[]
Committees[]
- Education
- Education Subcommittee:Facilities
- Education Subcommittee: K-12 Education Finance Division
- Judiciary
- Judiciary Subcommittee: Civil and Family Law Division
- Judiciary Subcommittee: Data Practices
He is Emeritus Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Personal life[]
Biernat's father Thaddeus Lewis Biernat served in the Minnesota Legislature a decade prior to Biernat's first term. He has one daughter with his first wife, and three step daughters with his second wife, Christine Jax.
References[]
- School board members in Minnesota
- Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Politicians from Minneapolis
- 1946 births
- Living people
- New York University School of Law alumni
- Hamline University School of Law alumni
- Military personnel from Minnesota
- United States Army officers
- 21st-century American politicians
- Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni