district residence state_senate succeeded children religion party profession preceded state_house birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name alma_mater
4th 2a twin valley , minnesota minnesota '' district redrawn '' 4 lutheran minnesota democratic -- farmer -- labor party educator , legislator '' redrawn district '' '' redrawn district '' minnesota 12 december 1963 january 8 , 2013 january 7 , 2003 lori kent eken
 january 7 , 2013 kent eken concordia college - moorhead st. cloud state university
kent eken

bernhard kent eken -lrb- born december 12 , 1963 -rrb- is a minnesota politician and member of the minnesota senate .
a member of the minnesota democratic -- farmer -- labor party -lrb- dfl -rrb- , he represents district 4 , which includes portions of becker , clay , and norman counties in the northwestern part of the state .
