Tony Sertich

Anthony 'Tony' Sertich (born January 2, 1976) is a Minnesota politician and a former commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.[1] A Democrat, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2001 to 2011, representing District 5B, which includes portions of the Iron Range in St. Louis County, which is in the northeastern part of the state. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011.[2]

Anthony Sertich
Sertich in 2010
Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
In office
January 13, 2011 – January 1, 2015
GovernorMark Dayton
Preceded bySandy Layman
Succeeded byMark Phillips
Minnesota House Majority Leader
In office
January 2007 – January 4, 2011
Preceded byErik Paulsen
Succeeded byMatt Dean
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 5B district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 13, 2011
Preceded byDavid Tomassoni
Succeeded byCarly Melin
Personal details
Born (1976-01-02) January 2, 1976
Political partyDemocratic Farmer Labor Party
ResidenceChisholm, Minnesota
Alma materHamline University
Occupationsmall business manager, legislator

Sertich was first elected in 2000 at the age of 24, making him the youngest member of the Minnesota Legislature at that time. When Democrats took over the House in 2006, he was selected to serve as majority leader under Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher. While he won re-election in 2010, he did not seek a leadership position in the new Republican-controlled legislature. Shortly thereafter, he resigned his seat effective January 13, 2011, to accept Governor Mark Dayton's appointed to head the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.[3][4]

Sertich is a graduate of Hamline University in Saint Paul, where he received a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Political Science. After graduation, he worked for State Senator Jerry Janezich, who also represented the Iron Range.[2] When Janezich ran for the United States Senate in 2000, then-Representative David Tomassoni ran for the Minnesota Senate, opening up the seat to which Sertich was elected.[3]

References
  1. Mr Sertich appointed as commissioner of Iron Range Resources Board
  2. "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Sertich, Anthony". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  3. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10606
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Political offices
Preceded by
Erik Paulsen		 Minnesota House Majority Leader
2007-2011		 Succeeded by
Matt Dean
Preceded by
Sandy Layman		 Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
2011-present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Minnesota House of Representatives
Preceded by
David Tomassoni		 Minnesota State Representative for District 5B
2001-2011		 Succeeded by
Carly Melin
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