Gene Dornink
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Gene Dornink | |
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| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 23rd district 27th (2021-2023) | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Sparks |
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| Born | December 30, 1962 Austin, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Vicky |
| Children | 12 |
| Alma mater | Austin Area Vocational-Technical Institute |
Gene Dornink (/ˈdɔːrnɪk/ DOR-nik;[1] born December 30, 1962) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican, he represents District 23, which includes all of Freeborn County and parts of Faribault, Mower, Steele, and Waseca Counties in southeastern Minnesota.
Dornink defeated DFL incumbent Dan Sparks in the 2020 election. He was reelected in 2022, defeating DFL nominee Brandon Lawhead.[2]
Personal life
Dornink was born and raised on a dairy farm in southern Minnesota. He worked as a union carpenter for many years before starting his own carpentry business.[3]
Dornink and his wife, Vicky, have 12 children. They reside in Brownsdale, Minnesota.[4]