"I live in the
Chippewa National Forest in one of the most rural
parts of Balsam Township, near the center of this great rural district.
Our way of life in this area is important to me. I grew up in the
Bennett Location and Keewatin and graduated from Nashwauk-Keewatin High
School. For my whole life I have carried the Northern Minnesota values
that I learned from my parents, neighbors and public school teachers. I
hold those values today and take them to St. Paul."
"I have been a teacher, coach, county
commissioner and was honored to
serve with the administration of Gov. Rudy Perpich before I fought for
workers’ rights as a labor official. I
believe in the future of this entire district, from the Range all the
way to the border. I will never stop fighting for what is right."
About Tom
Tom Anzelc, a
Keewatin native and current resident of Balsam Township,
was elected to the State House of Representatives in November 2006. He
serves on the Commerce and Labor, Environment and Natural Resources
Finance Division, K-12 Finance Division Committees and Watersheds,
Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee.
Anzelc is a former teacher, county commissioner
and labor official.
He has also served as an administrator with former Gov. Rudy Perpich.
Anzelc was a teacher and coach for many years
before being
elected to the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners in 1980. In 1983
he
joined the Rudy Perpich administration as Assistant Commissioner for
Health and
Human Services, Executive Director for the Governor’s Advisory Council
on State
and Local Government Relations and Executive Director for the Gambling
Control
Board. Until last year he was Legislative Coordinator for the Laborers
Union
District Council of Minnesota and
North Dakota
before returning to his native
Itasca County.
Anzelc’s priorities as state representative are to
advocate for northern Minnesota
schools and local governments, seek health care coverage for all
Minnesotans
and preserve the future of this area with smart, bold economic
development
projects.
Tom was married 32 years before his wife Jane died
in 2000. He has three daughters and four grandchildren.
For more information or to discuss issues with
Anzelc, call
218-327-7924.
