Background
Saxhaug, Tom was born on February 22, 1948.
Saxhaug, Tom was born on February 22, 1948.
Bachelor, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.
He is a retired insurance agent. Saxhaug completed his secondary education at Grand Rapids High School in Grand Rapids and later received a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Olaf College in Northfield. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served on the Grand Rapids City Council from 1995 to 1997, and was an Itasca County Commissioner from 1997 to 2003.
Saxhaug was first elected in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006, 2010, and 2012.
Following redistricting in 2012, Saxhaug was placed in District 5 alongside Republican Senator John Carlson. Saxhaug defeated Carlson on November 6, 2012.
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Democratic Party.
A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 5, which includes portions of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, and Itasca counties in the northern part of the state.
Married Nancy Saxhaug. 2 children.
