Rep. Morrie Lanning’s Bio –
January, 2009
Current Positions:
- State Representative for District 9A (Fourth Term)
- Committee Membership: Taxes; Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division (Minority Lead); Capital Investment Finance Division; Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
- Commission/Board Membership: Legislative Commission to End Poverty by 2020 (Executive Committee); Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board; Capitol Restoration Work Group; Great Lakes Commission; Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations; Minnesota’s Sesquicentennial Commission; and serves on the Steering Committee for the Legislator’s Forum composed of legislators from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the province of Manitoba
- Member, Moorhead Charter Commission
Former Positions Include:
- Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Concordia College
- Mayor of Moorhead
- Alderman for Moorhead’s Third Ward
- Board Member, Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative
- President, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
- Incorporating Board Member and Officer, West Central Minnesota Initiative Fund
- President, Minnesota’s Mayors Association
- Board Member, League of Minnesota Cities
- Founder, President and Board Member, Rural Initiatives Coalition
- Chair and Incorporating Board Member, Red River Basin Commission
- A Founder, Co-Chair, and Board Member, the International Coalition for Land and Water Stewardship in the Red River Basin
- A Founder and Board Member, Heritage-Hjemkomst Interpretive Center
- Incorporating Board Member, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
- Minnesota House of Representative Committees: Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development, Regulated Industries, Education Policy and Reform
Education:
- North Dakota State University (MS, Guidance and Counseling, 1968)
- Concordia College (BA, History-Political Science and Psychology, 1966)
- Moorhead High School (Diploma, 1962)
Memberships:
- Trinity Lutheran Church in Moorhead
- Moorhead Kiwanis
- Moorhead Rotary
- Chamber of Commerce
Recent Honors/Awards Include:
- Farm and Rural Legislative Award-Minnesota Farmers Union
- Advocate for Local Educational Solutions and Guardian of Minnesota Public Schools-Minnesota School Boards Association
- Legislator of Distinction-League of Minnesota Cities and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
- Legislative Arts All-Star Award-Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
- Keeper of the Flame Award-Moorhead Healthy Community Initiative
- Child Care Champion-Child Care WORKS
- Guardian of Small Business Award-National Federation of Independent Business
- Moorhead High School Hall of Honor
- Red River Basin’s Leadership Award-Red River Basin Commission
- River Keepers Distinguished Service Award
- Boss of the Year-Red River Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professionals
- C.C. Ludwig Award for Distinguished Municipal Service in the State of
Minnesota-League of Minnesota Cities
Previous Honors/Awards Include:
- Excellence in the Life in the Valley Award-Red River Valley Heritage Society
- Regional Finalist for a White House Fellowship
- Named one of Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans in 1976
- Distinguished Service Award-Moorhead Jaycees
- Concordia Collegiality Award
- NAIA National Football Championship in 1964
- Concordia Athletic Hall of Fame-1964 Football Team
- President, Moorhead High School Student Body
- Co-Captain, Moorhead High School Football Team
Personal:
- Wife, Ruthie-Retired Elementary School Teacher; Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
- Daughter, Ann Christenson; Son-in-law, Jay Christenson; Grandsons, Benjamin and Parker-Moorhead, Mn
- Son, Mike Lanning; Daughter-in-law, Penny Lanning-Savage, Mn.
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