Background
Parry, Mike was born on January 5, 1953.
Parry, Mike was born on January 5, 1953.
Parry served in the Minnesota Army National Guard, receiving an honorable discharge as a staff sergeant, and attended Brown Institute of Broadcasting in Minneapolis.
Parry owns and manages a marketing and motivation company and his family owns the Godfather"s Pizza franchise in Waseca. He has managed numerous radio stations in Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan, and owned radio station KQAQ in Austin. He was vice president of Custom Publishing of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and also co-owned a motocross company.
He was subsequently elected to a full term in the 2010 general election.
Parry was sworn in as a senator on February 4, 2010. He is currently chair of the Senate State Government Innovation and Veterans Committee.
In October 2011, Parry announced he would run in against incumbent Democrat United States. Representative Tim Walz in Minnesota"s 1st congressional district. He was defeated in the August 2012 Republican primary by Allen Quist, 45.9% to 54.1%.
In August 2012, Parry accused Governor Mark Dayton of popping pills at meetings, saying "When you sit across from him and you watch him popular 15 to 16 pills when you"re having a meeting, it"s scary." The claim was refuted by Dayton and Republican legislators.
He also received law enforcement training and served as a police officer with the Morristown and Jackson police departments, and as a deputy sheriff with the Freeborn County Sheriff"s Department. He was also president of the Albert Lea Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is a licensed general aviation pilot.
Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party.
Parry was a member of the Waseca City Council from 2004 to 2008. He is also a member of the Senate"s Finance and Transportation committees
He was also president of the Waseca Rotary, and was a member of the Waseca Economic Development Authority and Waseca Development Corporation.
Married Kathy Parry; 2 children.