Dan Fabian

Dan Fabian
Majority Whip of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2015
Preceded by	John Persell
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 1A district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2011
Preceded by	Dave Olin
Personal details
Born	(1954-06-28) June 28, 1954 Fargo, North Dakota
Political party	Republican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s)	Roxanne
Children	3
Residence	Roseau, Minnesota
Alma mater	Concordia College North Dakota State University
Occupation	educator, claims adjuster, legislator
Religion	Lutheran

Dan Fabian (born June 28, 1954) is a Republican politician in Minnesota and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represents District 1A, which includes all of Kittson and Roseau counties, as well as portions of Marshall and Pennington counties in the northwestern part of the state.

Education and Career

In 1972, Fabian graduated from Fargo South High School in Fargo, North Dakota. In 1976, he graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, receiving a B.A. in Biology, Health, and Physical Education. In 1989, Fabian earned his M.A in Education and Physical Education from North Dakota State University in Fargo. He has been at teacher at Roseau High School in Roseau since 1976. Fabian is the track and cross country coach as well. He is also a crop hail insurance claims adjuster. Active in his community, he is a member of the Roseau Lions Club, secretary of the Roseau Youth Hockey Association, a member of the Northland Range and Gun Club, a volunteer youth coach, a member of his church council, and a member of the National Rifle Association. He is also a board member of the Minnesota State High School League Region 8A Committee.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Elections

Fabian was first elected to the House in 2010 and re-elected in 2012 and 2014.

2014 Minnesota State Representative- House 1A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DFL	Bruce Patterson	4864	32.82	-6.96
	Republican	Dan Fabian (Incumbent)	9942	67.09	+6.92

2012 Minnesota State Representative- House 1A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DFL	Bruce Patterson	7370	39.78
	Republican	Dan Fabian (Incumbent)	11146	60.17	+1.52

2010 Minnesota State Representative- House 1A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DFL	Dave Olin (Incumbent)	5707	41.22
	Republican	Dan Fabian	8119	58.65

Committee Assignments

For the 89th Legislative Session, Fabian is a part of the:

• Agriculture Finance Committee
• Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee
• Vice-Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee.

For the 88th Legislative Session, Fabian was a part of the:

• Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
• Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee
• Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee

For the 87th Legislative Session, Fabian was a part of the:

• Capital Investment Committee
• Education Finance Committee
• Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
• Redistricting Committee

Tenure

Fabian was sworn in on January 4, 2011. On January 6, 2015 he became the Majority Whip.

Personal life

Fabian is married to his wife Roxanne. They have 3 adult sons: Mark, Erik, and Jason. They also have 4 grandchildren.

External links

• Dan Fabian at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
• Rep. Fabian Web Page
• Project Votesmart - Rep. Dan Fabian Profile
• Dan Fabian Campaign Web Site

Minnesota House of Representatives
Preceded by Dave Olin	State Representative - District 1A 2011 -	Succeeded by Incumbent