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| Affiliation | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
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| Name | Glenn Resman |
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Milaca, Minnesota , United States |
| Email | glenn_resman@yahoo.com |
| Website | [Link] |
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Unknown
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| Contributor | The Oncoming Storm |
| Last Modifed | The Oncoming Storm
Aug 18, 2006 07:37am |
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| Info | About Glenn
Glenn Resman has been a working man and a family man for his
entire adult life. From the mines of northern Minnesota to
construction sites around the Twin Cities Metro area, Glenn knows
hard work, he knows Minnesota and he knows the challenges
Minnesota families face.
Glenn was raised in the New Brighton, but he knew at an early age
that he wanted to see more of the world than his back yard.
His curiosity led him first to Sweden, where he studied intensive
Swedish at a school near Stockholm, and then back to Minnesota,
where he met his wife Laurel, who graduated from Duluth Central
High School.
The two were married in 1977, and they settled in Aurora on the Iron
Range, but when hard economic times hit in the mid-1980s, he and
his wife moved back south in search of work. "Those were difficult
times," Glenn said. "We saw a lot of suffering during that time on the Range, and the terrible effects unemployment and lack of insurance can have on families."
Glenn felt fortunate to have the skills he needed to go elsewhere and find work, which he did in the Twin Cities area. For the last 23 years, Glenn has worked in and around the metro area for a variety of Union contractors on many different construction projects. He is currently currently an instructor and apprenticeship coordinator with the Minnesota Laborers Training Center. He helps people receive the education they need in order to find meaningful work with good benefits.
His time on the Range gave Glenn a taste for the rural life, so when the opportunity arose, he and his family moved out of the city, first to the Elk River/Big Lake area, where their children spent their formative years, then to Milo Township in rural Mille Lacs County, where Glenn and Laurel live today. "We've lived in this district for over 20 years," said Glenn. 'It's where we raised our children and where we plan to retire. We love it here - the schools, the outdoors, the people. Laurel and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else."
Glenn is first and foremost a family man. He's been married to Laurel for 29 years, and the two of them have raised two children, Aubreanne, 28, and Nathanael, 24. Aubreanne and her husband Jason are the parents of Glenn and Laurel's three grandchildren and live in Elk River. Nathanael, who was a star athlete at Elk River High School, is majoring in chemistry at St. Cloud State University.
Glenn and Laurel are no strangers to the difficulties of family life, and one experience in particular has had a profound effect on Glenn. In January of 2000, Nathanael was ejected from his car because he wasn't wearing his seat belt and suffered a tramatic brain injury and a shattered kneecap. After 12 days in a coma and 7 weeks in the hospital, Nathanael was well enough to return home. "Our faith, family, and friends got us through the ordeal," says Glenn. Nate has gone through rehab and still continues the healing process.
Glenn and Laurel got involved in the Minnesota Brain Injury Association during rehab and learned about the effects of brain injury on survivors and their families. "One out of 10 people statewide have had brain injuries," says Glenn. "This is why we advocate prevention through seatbelt use, helmets, and education."
Glenn's experiences on the Range and with his own family have given him a heart for people who have gone through difficult times. He says one of the great things about Minnesota is the way people have taken care of each other and provided opportunities for all. But he fears that's beginning to change. "Laurel and I have always been proud to be from Minnesota, with its great education, high standard of living, beautiful environment, and progressive political system," says Glenn. "But during the last decade, we've seen our quality of life starting to erode. Education, the environment, the health care system, the economy - it's all been going downhill, and I want to help turn that trend around."
Rather than just talking about it, Glenn did what he's always done when faced with a challenge: volunteered to be part of the solution. That's why he's running for State Senate in District 16.
"My parents taught me the importance of hard work and giving back to the community," Glenn says. "If I'm elected to the State Senate, the people of District 16 will know they have a friend in St. Paul who is watching their backs and doing everything in his power to make their lives better."
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