Age: 59Position: Chief attorney for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
Duties: Oversees the unemployment insurance benefit program for the state.
Education: Graduated from Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in business administration in 1973. Graduated from William Mitchell College of Law in 1977.
Career: He has worked for the Department of Employment and Economic Development and its predecessor agencies since 1974. Worked at the department as a legal assistant while going to law school. He's held numerous positions including Chief Unemployment Law Judge.
