Bruce Murray Lindahl (June 21, 1919 – December 21, 2014) was an American educator, politician, and labor activist. Born in

Brookings, South Dakota Brookings is a city in and the county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 23,377 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in South Dakota, fo ...

, Lindahl served in the

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during

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. Lindahl received his bachelor's degree from the

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and taught science. He was also involved in the teachers union. Lindahl served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

from 1965 to 1971 from

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and was involved in the Democratic Party.Bruce Lindahl, activist St. Paul's East Side, dies
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1919 births 2014 deaths Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota People from Brookings, South Dakota United States Army Air Forces soldiers University of Minnesota alumni Educators from Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Military personnel from South Dakota United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Democratic-stub