Education
Gazelka attended Roosevelt High School in Virginia, Minnesota, then went on to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, earning his Bachelor of Surgery in Business Management.
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Paul Gazelka
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He is the owner of Paul Gazelka Insurance Agency. He worked in various capacities with State Farm Insurance through the years as an agent, a manager and a field executive. Active in his community, he has served as president of the local Chamber of Commerce, president of the local Kiwanis Club, a school board chairman, a youth basketball coach, and a volunteer for Teen Challenge and Habitat for Humanity.
Gazelka previously served in the from 2005–2007, representing House District 12A, which included portions of Crow Wing County, including the city of Brainerd.
During his term, he served on and was vice chair of the House"s Commerce and Financial Institutions Committee, and also served on the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy Finance Committee, the Transportation Committee, and the Commerce and Financial Institutions Subcommittee for the Tourism Division. Gazelka was elected to the Senate in 2010 after winning an August primary election over incumbent Republican Senator Paul Koering and the November general election.
Following redistricting, Gazelka was placed in Senate District 9. He was re-elected to the Senate in 2012, defeating Democrat First Rate (at Lloyd's) Doty.
Politics
Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party.
Membership
A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 9, which includes all or portions of Cass, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties in the north central part of the state.
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