BEMIDJI, Minn. (Nov. 3, 2010) — Former Beavers captured four seats in the Minnesota state legislature during the Nov. 2 elections, as alumni of ÐßÐßÂþ» won races for three seats in the state House of Representatives and one seat in the state Senate.
ÐßÐßÂþ» alumni who were victorious in state-level elections yesterday were:
• John Persell, DFL, State Representative District 4a
• Torrey Westrom, Republican, State Representative District 11a
• Bob Dettmer, Republican, State Representative District 52a
• John Carlson, Republican, State Senator District 4
Research done by the ÐßÐßÂþ» Office of Communications and Marketing.
UPDATE – added John Persell (Nov. 4)