TOM LANDWEHR FILE
Age: 55
Home: Shoreview
Education: Bachelor's and master's degrees, wildlife management, University of Minnesota. Master's of business administration, University of Minnesota.
Work experience: Minnesota DNR, 17 years, primarily in wetland wildlife conservation. Ducks Unlimited, five years, Minnesota and Iowa conservation program director. The Nature Conservancy, seven years, assistant state director.
Family: Wife, Patty. Two children, Hunter, 13, and Jocelyn, 10.
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