Thomas Anzelc (born October 4, 1946) is a

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politician and former member of the

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. A member of the

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, he represented District 5B in northern Minnesota.

Early life, education, and career

Anzelc attended Nashwauk- Keewatin High School, graduating in 1964, then went on to Hibbing Junior College in

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, receiving his A.A. in 1966, and to

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in St. Cloud, receiving his B.S. of Political Science in 1968. He later attended graduate school at the Humphrey Institute branch at the

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. He was a civics teacher and a basketball and cross country coach in Hibbing, and also worked as legislative coordinator for the Laborers Union District Council of Minnesota and

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for 12 years. Anzelc has been active in state and local government in multiple capacities, serving as a St. Louis County commissioner from 1980–1983, as executive director of the Minnesota Gambling Control Board, as executive director of the Minnesota Governor's Advisory Council on State and Local Government Relations, and as assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services under Governor

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Minnesota House of Representatives

Anzelc was first elected in 2006, and was re-elected in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014. He lost

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to Republican Sandy Layman in 2016.

References

External links

Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Tom Anzelc

Project Votesmart - Rep. Tom Anzelc Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anzelc, Tom 1946 births County commissioners in Minnesota Living people People from Keewatin, Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature