Full Name:
John Persell
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; Patty; 8 Children
Home City:
Bemidji, MN
BS, Biology, Bemidji State University
Member, Beltrami County Soil and Water Conservation Board
Member, Board of Supervisors, Frohn Township
Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 5A, 2008-2017, 2019-2021
Candidate, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 5A, 2020
Majority Whip, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2012-2015
Assistant Minority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2010-2012
Former Member, Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division, Minnesota House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Human Services Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Labor Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Division, Minnesota House of Representatives
Environmental Policy Analyst, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Served, United States Air Force
Member, American Legion Honor Guard
Mentor, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Program, Leech Lake Tribal College
Guide, Take a Kid Fishing
Number of Grandchildren:
6