Rep.
Steve Sviggum
Home: 42490 - 60th Ave., 55946; (507) 789-4673
Occupation: Farmer/educator
Education: B.A., mathematics, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
Elected: 1978
Sviggum was Speaker of the House until the DFL took control with the 2007 session.
Left the Legislature at the conclusion of the 2007 session to become the state's commissioner of labor.