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<\/a><\/p>\nNow, Torgerson, like many DFLers, confuses “education” with “schooling” – but beyond that, he’s utterly wrong.<\/p>\n
Here are the notes on legislators’ education, taken from the Senate and House bio pages, broken down by district, chamber, party, legislator and level of education.<\/p>\n
Dist\tChamber\tName\tParty \tBA\r\n1\tSen \tStumpf\tD\tMPA\r\n1\tA\tFabian\tR\tBA\r\n1\tB\tKiel\tR\t -\r\n2\tSen \tSkoe\tD\tBA\r\n2\tA\tEken\tD\tBA\r\n2\tB\tHancock\tR\tBA\r\n3\tSen \tSaxhaug\tD\tBA\r\n3\tA\tAnzelc\tD\tBS\r\n3\tB\tMcelfatrick\tR\tRN\r\n4\tSen \tCarlson\tR\tBS\r\n4\tA\tPersell\tD\tMA?\r\n4\tB\tHowes\tR\t -\r\n5\tSen \tTomassoni\tD\tBS\r\n5\tA\tRukavina\tD\tBA\r\n5\tB\tMelin\tD\tJD\r\n6\tSen \tBakk\tD\tBA\r\n6\tA\tDill\tD\t -\r\n6\tB\tMurphy\tD\tBA\r\n7\tSen \tReinert\tD\tMS\r\n7\tA\tHuntley\tD\tPhD\r\n7\tB\tGauthier\tD\tMS\r\n8\tSen \tLoury\tD\tBA\r\n8\tA\tHilty\tD\tMA\r\n8\tB\tCraford\tR\tBA\r\n9\tSen \tLangseth\tD\t -\r\n9\tA\tLanning\tR\tMS\r\n9\tB\tMarquart\tD\tMS\r\n10\tSen \tHoffman, \tR\tRN\r\n10\tA\tNornes\tR\tCert?\r\n10\tB\tMurdock\tR\t -\r\n11\tSen \tIngebrigtsen\tR\tAA\r\n11\tA\tWestrom\tR\tJD\r\n11\tB\tFranson\tR\tBA\r\n12\tSen \tGazelka\tR\tBS\r\n12\tA\tWard\tD\tMA\r\n12\tB\tLeMieur\tR\t -\r\n13\tSen \tGimse\tR\t -\r\n13\tA\tAnderson\tR\tBA\r\n13\tB\tVogel\tR\t -\r\n14\tSen \tFischbach\tR\tJD\r\n14\tA\tO'Driscoll\tR\tBS\r\n14\tB\tHosch\tD\tMA\r\n15\tSen \tPederson J\tR\tMBA\r\n15\tA\tGottwalt\tR\tBA\r\n15\tB\tBanaian\tR\tPhD\r\n16\tSen \tBrown\tR\tBA\r\n16\tA\tErickson\tR\tBA\r\n16\tB\tKiffmeyer\tR\tRN\r\n17\tSen \tNienow\tR\t -\r\n17\tA\tDaudt\tR\t -\r\n17\tB\tBarrett\tR\tBS\r\n18\tSen \tNewman\tR\t -\r\n18\tA\tShimanski\tR\tAS\r\n18\tB\tUrdahl\tR\tBS\r\n19\tSen \tKoch\tR\tBS\r\n19\tA\tAnderson\tR\tBS\r\n19\tB\tMcDonald\tR\tAA\r\n20\tSen \tKubly\tD\tMD\r\n20\tA\tFalk\tD\tBS\r\n20\tB\tKoenen\tD\tAA\r\n21\tSen \tDahms\tR\tBS\r\n21\tA\tSwedzinski\tR\tBS\r\n21\tB\tTorkelson\tR\tBA\r\n22\tSen \tMagnus\tR\tBS\r\n22\tA\tSchomacker\tR\tMPS\r\n22\tB\tHamilton\tR\t -\r\n23\tSen \tSheran\tD\tMS\r\n23\tA\tMorrow\tD\tJD\r\n23\tB\tBrynaert\tD\tMA\r\n24\tSen \tRosen\tR\tBS\r\n24\tA\tGunther\tR\tBS\r\n24\tB\tCornish\tR\t -\r\n25\tSen \tDeKruif\tR\t -\r\n25\tA\tGruenhagen\tR\tChFC, CLU\r\n25\tB\tWoodard\tR\tMBA\r\n26\tSen \tParry\tR\t -\r\n26\tA\tKath\tD\tMS\r\n26\tB\tFritz\tD\tLPN\r\n27\tSen \tSparks\tD\tBS\r\n27\tA\tMurray\tR\tMBA\r\n27\tB\tPoppe\tD\tMS\r\n28\tSen \tHowes\tR\tBS\r\n28\tA\tKelly\tR\tBS\r\n28\tB\tDrazkowski\tR\tM.Ed\r\n29\tSen \tSenjem\tR\tMA\r\n29\tA\tQuam\tR\tMS\r\n30\tB\tNorton\tD\tBS\r\n30\tSen \tNelson\tR\tME\r\n30\tA\tLiebling\tD\tMS\r\n30\tB\tBenson\tR\tMNA\r\n31\tSen \tMiller\tR\tAAS\r\n31\tA\tPelowski\tD\tMS\r\n31\tB\tDavids\tR\tBS\r\n32\tSen \tLimmer\tR\tBA\r\n32\tA\tPeppin\tR\tMBA\r\n32\tB\tZellers\tR\tBS\r\n33\tSen \tOlson\tR\tBS\r\n33\tA\tSmith\tR\tJD\r\n33\tB\tDoepke\tR\tBA\r\n34\tSen \tOrtman\tR\tJD\r\n34\tA\tLeidiger\tR\tMA\r\n34\tB\tHoppe\tR\tBA\r\n35\tSen \tRobling\tR\t -\r\n35\tA\tBeard\tR\tBA\r\n35\tB\tBuesgens\tR\tBS\r\n36\tSen \tThompson\tR\tJD\r\n36\tA\tHolberg\tR\tBA\r\n36\tB\tGarofalo\tR\tBS\r\n37\tSen \tGerlach\tR\tMBA\r\n37\tA\tMack\tR\tBA\r\n37\tB\tBills\tR\tMA\r\n38\tSen \tDaley\tR\tMBA\r\n38\tA\tAnderson\tR\tBS\r\n38\tB\tWardkiw\tR\tJD\r\n39\tSen \tMetzen\tD\tBA\r\n39\tA\tHansen\tD\tMS\r\n39\tB\tAtkins\tD\tJD\r\n40\tSen \tHall\tR\tBA\r\n40\tA\tMyhra\tR\tBA\r\n40\tB\tLenczewski\tD\tBA\r\n41\tSen \tMichel\tR\tJD\r\n41\tA\tDowney\tR\tMIS\r\n41\tB\tMazorol\tR\tJD\r\n42\tSen \tHann\tR\tBA\r\n42\tA\tStensrud\tR\tBA\r\n42\tB\tLoon\tR\tBA\r\n43\tSen \tBonoff\tD\tBA\r\n43\tA\tAnderson\tR\tBA\r\n43\tB\tBenson\tD\tMA\r\n44\tSen \tLatz\tD\tJD\r\n44\tA\tSimon\tD\tJD\r\n44\tB\tWinkler\tD\tJD\r\n45\tSen \tRest\tD\tMBA\r\n45\tA\tPederson\tD\tBS\r\n45\tB\tCarlson\tD\tBS\r\n46\tSen \tEaton\tD\tRN\r\n46\tA\tNelson\tD\t -\r\n46\tB\tHilstrom\tD\tJD\r\n47\tSen \tKruse\tR\tBA\r\n47\tA\tDittrich\tD\tBS\r\n47\tB\tHortman\tD\tJD\r\n48\tSen \tJungbauer\tR\tBA\r\n48\tA\tHackbarth\tR\t -\r\n48\tB\tAbeler\tR\tDoc Chiropractic\r\n49\tSen \tBenson\tR\tMBA\r\n49\tA\tScott\tR\tCert\r\n49\tB\tPeterson\tR\t -\r\n50\tSen \tGoodwin\tD\tBA\r\n50\tA\tLaine\tD\tMA\r\n50\tB\tKnuth\tD\tMS\r\n51\tSen \tWolf\tR\tBA\r\n51\tA\tSanders\tR\tBA\r\n51\tB\tTillberry\tD\tMA\r\n52\tSen \tVandeveer\tR\tBS\r\n52\tA\tDettmer\tR\tMA\r\n52\tB\tDean\tR\tBA\r\n53\tSen \tChamberlain\tR\tBS\r\n53\tA\tRunbeck\tR\tBA\r\n53\tB\tMcFarlane\tR\tAA\r\n54\tSen \tMarty\tD\tBA\r\n54\tA\tGreiling\tD\tMA\r\n54\tB\tScalze\tD\t -\r\n55\tSen \tWiger\tD\tJD\r\n55\tA\tLillie\tD\tBS\r\n55\tB\tSlawik\tD\tMPA\r\n56\tSen \tLillie\tR\tMPA\r\n56\tA\tLohmer\tR\t -\r\n56\tB\tKieffer\tR\tBS\r\n57\tSen \tSieben\tD\tBS\r\n57\tA\tKriesel\tR\t -\r\n57\tB\tMcNamara\tR\tBS\r\n58\tSen \tHiggins\tD\tBS\r\n58\tA\tMullery\tD\tJD\r\n58\tB\tChampioin\tD\tJD\r\n59\tSen \t\tD\r\n59\tA\tLoeffler\tD\tBA\r\n59\tB\tKahn\tD\tMPA\r\n60\tSen \tDibble\tD\tBA?\r\n60\tA\tGreene\tD\tMBA\r\n60\tB\tHornstein\tD\tMA\r\n61\tSen \tHayden\tD\tBA\r\n61\tA\tClark\tD\tMPA\r\n61\tB\tHayden\tD\tBA\r\n62\tSen \tTorres Ray\tD\tMPA\r\n62\tA\tDavnie\tD\tM Ed\r\n62\tB\tWagenius\tD\tJD\r\n63\tSen \tKelash\tD\tMPA\r\n63\tA\tThissen\tD\tJD\r\n63\tB\tSlocum\tD\tBA\r\n64\tSen \tCohen\tD\tJD\r\n64\tA\tMurphy\tD\tMA\r\n64\tB\tPaymar\tD\tMA\r\n65\tSen \tPappas\tD\tMPA\r\n65\tA\tMoran\tD\tBS\r\n65\tB\tMariani\tD\tBA\r\n66\tSen \tMcGuire\tD\tMPA\r\n66\tA\tLesch\tD\tJD\r\n66\tB\tHausman\tD\tMA\r\n67\tSen \tHarrington\tD\tMA\r\n67\tA\tMahoney\tD\t -\r\n67\tB\tJohnson\tD\tMA<\/pre>\nNote that of 109 Republicans in the House and Senate, 91 have some sort of post-high school education,from certificates or RNs or AAs up through JDs and PhDs. \u00a028 Republicans have\u00a0graduate\u00a0<\/em>degrees – MA, MS, MEd, MBA, PhD, and so on – alone, to say nothing of the 51 BA and BS, plus a variety of RN (which may or may not be four-year degrees), AA, AS and certifications.<\/p>\n
And of 18 who don’t list post-high-school education, 14 are listed as business owners – the rest are farmers or tradespeople…<\/p>\n
…and, most importantly, all of them convinced a majoirty of the people in their district that they should be in the Legislature<\/em>,which is the only “credential” that means jack.<\/p>\n
We’ll see if Torgerson changes his “story”.<\/p>\n