A Representative from Minnesota. Born in West Point, Cuming County, Nebr. , April 6, 1964. Graduated from Butte High School, Butte, Nebr. , 1982. B. S. , Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebr. , 1989. M. S. , Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minn. , 2001. Attended Saint Mary&rsquo. S University of Minnesota, Winona, Minn. Nebraska National Guard, 1981-1996. Minnesota National Guard, 1996-2005. Teacher. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2019). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018, but was elected Governor of Minnesota. Governor of Minnesota, 2019-present. Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2024.