Robert Ecklund (born May 23, 1958) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 3A in northeastern Minnesota.
Early life and career Ecklund was born on May 23, 1958. He is a former United States Marine Corps serviceman, serving from 1976 to 1979. He attended Rainy River Community College and Bemidji State University from 1980 to 1983.
Ecklund has worked since 1989 at the Boise Paper mill in International Falls, Minnesota, as a paper machine tender. He served as president of the United Steelworkers Local 159 for nine years and served on the Koochiching County Board of Commissioners, first elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014.
Minnesota House of Representatives Ecklund was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in a special election on December 8, 2015, after the death of Representative David Dill, also a member of the DFL party. He represented district 3A, serving Cook, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis Counties. During the 2017-2018 session, Ecklund served as an assistant minority leader for the DFL party.
2021-2022 committee assignments Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy (Chair) Agriculture Finance and Policy Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Ways and Means 2019-2020 committee assignments Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy Division (Chair) Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division Labor Ways & Means 2017-2018 committee assignments Agriculture Finance Capital Investment Environment & Natural Resources Policy and Finance Environment & Natural Resources Policy and Finance: Subcommittee on Mining, Forestry & Tourism 2016 committee assignments
Agriculture Finance Environment & Natural Resources Policy & Finance Greater Minnesota Economic & Workforce Development Policy Mining & Outdoor Recreation Policy
Electoral history
Personal life Ecklund and his wife, Joan, have three children. They reside in International Falls, Minnesota.
References
External links
Official House of Representatives website Minnesota Secretary of State Website