13 Facts About Dan Severson

Daniel Mark Severson was born on August 31,1954 and is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 14A, which includes portions of Benton and Stearns counties in the north central part of the state.

Dan Severson is a retired US Navy fighter pilot, business owner, and substitute teacher.

Dan Severson was a Navy fighter pilot, officer and commander from 1978 to 2000.

Dan Severson enlisted in the Navy in 1978 at the age of 21.

Dan Severson was in the Navy for 22 years, most of those years as a Strike-Fighter Pilot.

Dan Severson co-sponsored a bill that would eliminate second-hand smoke in bars and restaurants.

Dan Severson was a member of the House Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee for the Veterans Affairs Division, and the Finance subcommittees for the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division, the Public Safety Finance Division, and the Transportation Finance and Policy Division.

In October 2009, Dan Severson announced that he had filed the paperwork to run for Minnesota Secretary of State, seeking the Republican Party's endorsement for his candidacy at their 2010 state convention.

Dan Severson received the party's endorsement on April 29,2010, and challenged incumbent secretary of state Mark Ritchie in the November 2010 general election.

Dan Severson ran for secretary of state on the contention that there was widespread fraud in the recount of the 2008 Senate election and a requirement that voters show a Photo ID to vote.

On May 16,2011, Dan Severson announced that he would seek the Republican party's endorsement for the US Senate seat held by Democrat Amy Klobuchar.

Dan Severson lost the general election to Democratic state representative Steve Simon by 901,450 votes to 879,022.

In October, 2019 Congressman Francis Rooney announced his retirement from congress, Dan Severson declared his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for in the 2020 elections.