district residence state_senate succeeded children birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name occupation alma_mater
4th bemidji , minnesota minnesota tom saxhaug two akeley , minnesota republican party of minnesota january 7 , 2013 mary olson april 1953 january 4 , 2011 ann john carlson -lrb- minnesota politician -rrb-
 minnesota john carlson small , legislator business owner , insurance agent , adjunct professor institute of management accountants bemidji state university
john carlson -lrb- minnesota politician -rrb-

john j. carlson -lrb- born april 1953 -rrb- is a minnesota politician and a former member of the minnesota senate who represented district 4 , which includes portions of beltrami , cass , crow wing , hubbard and itasca counties in the northern part of the state .
a republican , he is the owner of john carlson agency , an insurance service provider .
he is also an adjunct professor in the business department of bemidji state university in bemidji .
carlson was first elected in 2010 .
he was a member of the capital investment , the environment and natural resources , the higher education , and the state government innovation and veterans committees .
his special legislative concerns included redesigning of government services , jobs and economy , and education reform .
following redistricting in 2012 , carlson was placed in district 5 alongside democratic senator tom saxhaug .
saxhaug defeated carlson on november 6 , 2012 .
carlson graduated from akeley high school in akeley , then attended bemidji state university , receiving his b.s. in business administration .
he later earned his certified management accountant -lrb- cma -rrb- designation from the institute of management accountants based in montvale , new jersey .
he worked for many years as an accountant and later chief financial officer at northern medical imaging in bemidji before starting his insurance business .
