Education
Dettmer attended Bemidji State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education in 1973.
Dettmer attended Bemidji State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education in 1973.
Dettmer serves in the United States Army Reserve as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4) in the military intelligence branch. In November 2001, he began a two year tour on active duty supporting Operation Enduring Freedom at Fort Gordon, Georgia, and later Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dettmer was elected in 2006 to the open seat vacated by Representative Ray Vandeveer, who ran for higher office that year.
He was re-elected in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014.
He focuses on the issues of education, health care reform, economic growth, transportation, and public safety.
Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party.
A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 39A, located in the northeastern part of the Twin Cities metro area, which includes Chisago and Washington counties.
