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Paul Koering

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Paul Koering
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Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 12

Personal
Profession
Small business owner


Paul Koering (b. December 17, 1964) was a Republican member of the Minnesota State Senate. He was first elected to this position in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, with his term expiring in 2010. Koering was defeated in the 2010 Republican primary by Paul Gazelka (R).

Koering graduated with his high school diploma and is a small business owner in addition to being a Senator.

Committee assignments

Prior to leaving the senate, Koering was a member of these committees:

Elections

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Koreing lost to challenger Paul Gazelka in the August 10 Republican primary by a margin of 3,752-2,857. Koering was seeking his third term. Gazelka faced Taylor Stevenson (D) and Steve Park (C) in the general election on November 2.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Koering won re-election to the 12th District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating Terry Sluss (DFL).[2]

Minnesota State Senate, District 12 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Koering (R) 17,530 55.26%
Terry Sluss (DFL) 14,260 43.20%
Write-In 363 1.10%
Forest Wayne Hyatt (Write-In) 144 0.44%

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District 12

Koering represented Minnesota Senate District 12. District 12 includes the Fergus Falls Region[3].

Personal

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Paul is single and resides in Fort Ripley, Minnesota.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Minnesota State Senate District 12
2003–2011
Succeeded by
Paul Gazelka (R)


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