Harold Raymond "Skip" Finn was an American politician, who represented Minnesota's 4th district in the Minnesota Senate as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
10 Facts About Skip Finn
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Skip Finn attended Moorhead State College for three years, studying sociology and American Indian studies.
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Skip Finn transferred to the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971, the first alumnus to receive a degree in American Indian studies.
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Skip Finn later returned to the U of M Law School to receive his Juris Doctor in 1979.
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Skip Finn worked as an Ojibwe attorney and owned a small business, then ran for a Minnesota Senate seat in 1990.
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Skip Finn became the first Native American to serve as a Minnesota senator in 1991.
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Skip Finn was the majority whip for the 78th and 79th Minnesota Legislatures.
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Skip Finn served Minnesota's 4th state Senate district until his resignation in July 1996 after being convicted of fraud.
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Skip Finn was sentenced to nearly five years in prison and fined $100,000.
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Skip Finn died at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis on May 17,2018.