Luke Frederick is an American politician serving in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the Min ...

since 2021. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Frederick represents District 18B in south-central

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, including the city of

Mankato Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minnea ...

and parts of

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Early life, education and career

Frederick grew up in

Eagle Lake, Minnesota Eagle Lake is in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,278 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato- North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area. U.S. Route 14 and Minnesota State Highway 60 are two of the mai ...

, and earned a

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in corrections from the

Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is t ...

. Frederick has worked in the healthcare industry and was also a member of the

National Civilian Community Corps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), or AmeriCorps NCCC is an AmeriCorps program that engages 18- to 24-year-olds in team-based national and community service in the United States. Under the CARES act, however, the maximum age of entry is 26. ...

. He worked at the Saint Peter Regional Treatment Center for 17 years.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Frederick was elected to the

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

and was reelected in

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. He first ran after three-term DFL incumbent

Jack Considine John "Jack" Considine, Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. Early life and education Considine was born on Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas. He earned a Bachelor ...

announced he would not seek reelection. Frederick is the vice chair of the Human Services Policy Committee and sits on the Agriculture Finance and Policy, Elections Finance and Policy, and Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committees. He also has served as an assistant majority leader since 2023. From 2021 to 2022, Frederick served as vice chair of the Behavioral Health Policy Division of the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.

Electoral history

Personal life

Frederick lives in

Mankato, Minnesota Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the state of Minnesota. The population was 44,488 according to the 2020 census, making it the 21st-largest city in Minnesota, and the 5th-largest outside of the Minnea ...

and has two children.

References

External links

Official House of Representatives website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick, Luke Living people Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni Year of birth missing (living people)