Background
Ingebrigtsen, Bill G. was born on March 26, 1952 in Karlstad, Minnesota, United States.
Ingebrigtsen, Bill G. was born on March 26, 1952 in Karlstad, Minnesota, United States.
He graduated from Hallock High School, obtained an Associate of Arts in law enforcement from Alexandria Technical College, and also attended the National Sheriffs Institute of Business Management.
He was a Douglas County deputy sheriff from 1972–1991. He ran for and was elected sheriff in 1990. He was re-elected in 1994, 1998, and 2002, serving in that position from 1991–2007.
Ingebrigtsen was first elected in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010 and 2012.
He currently serves as the Assistant Minority Leader in the Republican Caucus. In 2008, he was appointed to the Minnesota Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council by then-Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller.
8th district election, 2012Bill Ingebrigtsen (R), 22,693 votes (5286%)
Dan Skogen (DFL), 20,197 votes (4704%)
Write-in, 42 votes (010%)
11th district election, 2010Bill Ingebrigtsen (R), 20,798 votes (6498%)
Jim Thoreen (DFL), 11,171 votes (3490%)
Write-in, 37 votes (012%)
11th district election, 2006Bill Ingebrigtsen (R), 17,699 votes (5130%)
Dallas Sams (DFL), 16,765 votes (4859%)
Write-in, 38 votes (011%).
A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 8, which includes portions of Douglas and Otter Tail counties in the west central part of the state.
Married Marilyn Ingebrigtsen. Children: Jason, Linnea.