18 Facts About Dave Senjem

David Howard Senjem is an American politician currently serving on the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners.

Dave Senjem is a former member of the Minnesota Senate, serving in that body from 2003 to 2023.

Dave Senjem led the Republican caucus as majority leader from 2011 to 2013.

Dave Senjem represented District 25, which at the time included portions of Dodge and Olmsted counties in the southeastern part of the state.

Dave Senjem grew up in Hayfield, Minnesota and attended Hayfield High School.

Dave Senjem served on the Rochester City Park Board for five years, then on the Rochester City Council from 1992 to 2002.

Dave Senjem is generally regarded as a moderate and centrist Republican.

Dave Senjem has been reelected multiple times even when his district backed Democratic candidates in other races.

Dave Senjem has received praise from both sides for his bipartisanship.

Dave Senjem is a member of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators.

Dave Senjem served as the chair of the Senate Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy Committee.

Dave Senjem is the only male and sole Republican to serve on the Advisory Task Force on Expanding the Economic Security of Women.

Dave Senjem was appointed to the task force by Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison.

Dave Senjem is rated highly by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business.

Dave Senjem was first elected in 2002, and was reelected in 2006,2010,2012,2016, and 2020.

Dave Senjem served as minority leader from 2007 until January 3,2011.

On December 27,2011, Dave Senjem was elected majority leader after the previous majority leader, Amy Koch, resigned over an affair with a Senate staffer.

Dave Senjem became the third person to serve as both minority and majority leader, and the first to serve in both roles as a Republican.