Age: 68
Career: Came to Congress to represent the mostly rural northwestern and western parts of Minnesota in 1991 and has been there ever since. He is the senior member of the state's federal delegation and ranking minority member of the House Agriculture Committee. Before entering politics, he worked as an accountant.
Background: Born in Fargo, N.D., raised on a farm in Baker, Minn., and educated at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Lives in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
![Attendees of Frostbike made their way through the convention Saturday at the Quality Bike Products campus in Minneapolis. ] (AARON LAVINSKY/STAR TRIBUNE) aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Frostbike 2016 was held at the Quality Bike Products Campus on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 in Bloomington, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NH2BSHB74ND2V6GF2G2HI5X4MM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
