# Andrew Falk
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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Andrew Falk
| image=Andrew Falk 2012.jpg
| image_size=175px
| state_house=Minnesota
| district=17A
| prior_term=20A (2009–2013)
| term_start=January 6, 2009
| term_end=January 5, 2015
| preceded=[Aaron Peterson](/source/Aaron_Peterson)
| succeeded=[Tim Miller](/source/Tim_Miller_(politician))
| party=[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party)
| birth_date={{birth year and age|1983|4}}
| birth_place=[Murdock, Minnesota](/source/Murdock%2C_Minnesota)
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater=[University of Minnesota](/source/Carlson_School_of_Management)
| occupation=farmer, [renewable energy developer](/source/renewable_energy_development)
| spouse=Marnie Moore
| children=
|}}
'''Andrew J. Falk''' (born April 1983) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives). A member of the [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party) (DFL), he represented District 17A, which included all or portions of [Chippewa](/source/Chippewa_County%2C_Minnesota), [Kandiyohi](/source/Kandiyohi_County%2C_Minnesota), [Renville](/source/Renville_County%2C_Minnesota), [Swift](/source/Swift_County%2C_Minnesota) counties in southwestern Minnesota. He is also a fifth generation farmer and renewable energy developer.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15303 |title=Falk, Andrew|work=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Legislator Record|accessdate=2010-07-20}}][{{citation|url=http://www.leg.mn/archive/legdb/Articles/15303SessionWeeklyProfile.pdf|title=A young, rural voice|author=Sonja Hegman|date=January 30, 2009|accessdate=July 14, 2016|work=Session Weekly}}]
==Early life, education, and career==
Falk graduated from the [Kerkhoven](/source/Kerkhoven%2C_Minnesota)-[Murdock](/source/Murdock%2C_Minnesota)-[Sunburg](/source/Sunburg%2C_Minnesota) Public School System, then went on to the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota)'s [Carlson School of Management](/source/Carlson_School_of_Management) in [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), earning his bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurial Management and Finance. He is a [soybean](/source/soybean) and seed processing farmer, and is the co-founder of Knight Energy LLC, a wind-power company.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=109186 |title=Representative Andrew Falk – Biography|work=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=2010-07-20}}]
==Minnesota House of Representatives==
Falk was first elected in 2008, opting to run after Rep. [Aaron Peterson](/source/Aaron_Peterson) decided not to seek re-election.[{{citation|url=http://www.leg.mn/archive/LegDB/Articles/10765SessWeeklyStepDown.pdf|title=Three more say goodbye|author=Craig Green|date=June 3, 2008|accessdate=July 14, 2016|work=Session Weekly}}] He was re-elected in 2010 and 2012.[{{citation|url=http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=20A|title=Unofficial Results General November 2, 2010 – Results for State Representative District 20A|date=January 19, 2011|publisher=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State|accessdate=July 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823032130/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=20A|archive-date=August 23, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}][{{citation|url=http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=20A|title=Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 6, 2012 – Results for State Representative District 17A|date=November 7, 2012|publisher=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State|accessdate=July 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823032130/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=20A|archive-date=August 23, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}] He lost [re-election](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election%2C_2014) in 2014 and sought [election](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election%2C_2016) to his old seat again in 2016, losing both times to [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota) [Tim Miller](/source/Tim_Miller_(politician)).
==References==
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== External links ==
{{MN-legdb|15303}}
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Category:1983 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Swift County, Minnesota
Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Category:Carlson School of Management alumni
Category:Farmers from Minnesota
Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature
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