Gil Gutknecht

Gilbert William "Gil" Gutknecht (born March 20, 1951 in Cedar Falls , Black Hawk County , Iowa ) is an American politician . Between 1995 and 2007 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Gil Gutknecht studied after high school until 1973 at the University of Northern Iowa . He later attended the World Wide College of Auctioneering , also in Iowa, until 1978 . Gutknecht was active in trade and real estate. Since 1979 he has also organized house auctions.

Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1982 and 1994 he was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives . In the 1994 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Minnesota . There he took over from Tim Penny on January 3, 1995 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 2007 . There he was a member of a subcommittee of the Agriculture Committee. In the 2006 elections he was defeated by Tim Walz .

Gil Gutknecht is married to Mary Keefe. The couple have three grown children and live in Rochester .

Web links

Commons : Gil Gutknecht - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Gil Gutknecht in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Gutknecht, Gil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gutknecht, Gilbert William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 20, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cedar Falls , Iowa