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Roger Ernest Strand (born April 4, 1948) is an American politician and farmer. Strand was born in
Morris, Minnesota Morris is a city and the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,105 at the 2020 census. Morris is surrounded by some of the nation's richest agricultural land, and agribusiness is important to the local ...
and grew up in Cyrus, Minnesota. He graduated from Cyrus High School in 1966 and received his bachelor's degree in political science from the
University of Minnesota Morris The University of Minnesota Morris (UMN–Morris) is a public liberal arts college in Morris, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the University of Minnesota system and was founded in 1960 as a public, co-educational, residential liberal a ...
in 1970. Strand went to
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 145,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is t ...
for graduate school in public administration and constitutional law. He was a farmer. Strand served as court administrator for
Traverse County, Minnesota Traverse County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,360, making it the least-populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Wheaton. The county was founded in 1862 and organized in 18 ...
and for
Big Stone County, Minnesota Big Stone County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 5,166. Its county seat is Ortonville, Minnesota, Ortonville. History The county was forme ...
. He served in the
Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any State legislature (Unite ...
from 1977 to 1980 and was a
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. In 2005, Strand served on the
Graceville, Minnesota Graceville is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Graceville was founded in the 1870s by a colony of Catholics and named for Thomas Grace (bishop o ...
City Council.Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Roger Ernest Strand
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1948 births Living people People from Graceville, Minnesota People from Morris, Minnesota People from Pope County, Minnesota Farmers from Minnesota University of Minnesota Morris alumni Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni Minnesota city council members Democratic Party Minnesota state senators 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub