Tim Sanders (politician)
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Tim Sanders | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Blaine | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Ryan |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 37B district 51A (2009–2013) | |
| In office January 6, 2009 – January 2, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Kranz |
| Succeeded by | Nolan West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1982 |
| Party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse | Farrah |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Profession | insurance representative |
Timothy A. Sanders (born 1982) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Blaine, Minnesota, since 2021 and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 37B, which included parts of Anoka County, in the northern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, from 2009 to 2017, having decided not to seek reelection in 2016.
Sanders grew up in a military family on Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, earning his B.A. in political science with a minor in history. Sanders worked as an intern for former U.S. Representative Jim Ramstad in his Minnetonka office.[1][2] He is also a commercial insurance representative for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.[2]
Minnesota House of Representatives
Blaine elections
In 2020, Sanders was elected to a four-year term as mayor of Blaine, Minnesota, and assumed office on 1 January 2021,[5] replacing retiring mayor Tom Ryan.[6]