{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Al DeKruif | caption = | state = Minnesota | state_senate = Minnesota | district = 25th | term_start = January 4, 2011 | term_end = January 7, 2013 | preceded = Kevin Dahle | succeeded = ''district redrawn'' | majority = | party = Republican | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|02|03|mf=y}} | birth_place = | alma_mater = University of Minnesota | occupation = consultant, business owner, legislator | spouse = Carol | children = 2 }} '''Allan D. "Al" DeKruif''' (born February 3, 1956) is an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate in which he represented District 25.
==Politics== Allan DeKruif represented District 25 which included: *Le Sueur *Rice *Scott *Sibley counties in the south central part of the state.
DeKruif was first elected in 2010. He was a member of the Education, the Jobs and Economic Growth, and the Transportation committees. His special legislative concerns included the state's business climate and building the state budget with long term growth in mind.<ref name="state1"/><ref>[http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=15328 Senator Al DeKruif (R) District 25]</ref> On May 21, 2011, he joined the Senate Republican Majority in voting for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as a legal bond exclusively between a man and woman.<ref>[https://www.revisor.mn.gov/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=Senate&f=SF1308&ssn=0&y=2011 SF1308 Status in Senate for Legislative Session 87]</ref>
===Legislative Committees=== Dekruif was a member of the following legislative committees: *Education, Member *Jobs and Economic Growth, Member *Transportation, Member<ref name="aldekruif1"/>
==Information== As a Republican, he is a consultant and owner of DeKruif Enterprises, Inc., This company not only handles the planning and permitting of super load moves across America, but it also runs the moving of large electric transformers into nuclear and coal-fired power plants and substations. He is also the owner of Sakatah Trail Resort in Madison Lake.<ref name="state1">[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15328 Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - DeKruif, Al D]</ref><ref name="aldekruif1">{{Cite web |url=http://aldekruif.org/about |title=About « Al DeKruif |access-date=2011-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724232712/http://aldekruif.org/about |archive-date=2011-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a member of the Minnesota Patriot Guard, and served as a ride captain for two years.<ref name="aldekruif1"/><ref>[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=122984 Project Vote Smart - Senator Al DeKruif - Biography]</ref>
==Family== DeKruif is married to Carol, and together they have two children named Jason and Melissa.<ref name="aldekruif1"/>
==Education== DeKruif attended the University of Minnesota in Waseca.<ref name="aldekruif1"/>
==Organizations== Al DeKruif has been a member of the following organizations: *Chair of the Board of Trustees, Lutheran Church *Ride Captain, Minnesota Patriot Guard<ref name="aldekruif1"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{MN-legdb|15328}} * [http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=15328 Senator Al DeKruif Web Page] * [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=122984 Project Vote Smart - Senator Al DeKruif Profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101106123049/http://aldekruif.org/ Al DeKruif Campaign Web Site] * [http://www.sakatah.com/ Sakatah Trail Resort Web Site]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dekruif, Al}} Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:People from Blue Earth County, Minnesota Category:University of Minnesota Waseca alumni Category:Republican Party Minnesota state senators Category:Lutherans from Minnesota Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature