Education
Chamberlain attended Normandale Community College in Bloomington, receiving his Associate of Applied Science in law enforcement.
Chamberlain attended Normandale Community College in Bloomington, receiving his Associate of Applied Science in law enforcement.
He is a financial advisor for Thrivent Financial. He later earned his Bachelor of Surgery in accounting from Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul. He also served in the United States Navy and in the United States Army National Guard.
Chamberlain was first elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2012.
Chamberlain is a conservative who follows most Republican Party positions. In 2012 he voted to amend the Minnesota Constitution to permanently ban same sex marriages and to require a photo Idaho to vote in elections.
The voters later rejected these proposals. Chamberlain is opposed to abortion, opposes all spending on mass transit, and supports the expansion of nuclear power in Minnesota.
In 2014 Chamberlain announced that he was opposed to expanding the state"s anti-bullying law to help protect students, even though it is one of the weakest in the country with just 37 words.
In 2012 Senator Chamberlain declined to participate in Project VoteSmart"s Political Courage Test. They stated, "Roger Chamberlain refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.".
Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party.
A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 38, which includes portions of Anoka, Ramsey, and Washington counties in the northeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.