# Loren Solberg
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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Loren Solberg
| image=
| state_house=Minnesota
| state=Minnesota
| district=3B
| term_start=January 4, 1983
| term_end=January 3, 2011
| preceded=Robert Lemen
| succeeded=[Carolyn McElfatrick](/source/Carolyn_McElfatrick)
| party=[Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party)
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1941|11|3}}
| birth_place=
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater=[University of Minnesota Duluth](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Duluth)
[Bemidji State University](/source/Bemidji_State_University)
[Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University)
| profession=[Educator](/source/Educator), [legislator](/source/legislator)
| spouse=Joan
| children=4
}}
'''Loren A. Solberg''' (born November 3, 1941) is a [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) politician and a former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) who represented District 3B, which includes portions of [Aitkin](/source/Aitkin_County%2C_Minnesota) and [Itasca](/source/Itasca_County%2C_Minnesota) counties in the northern part of the state. A [Democrat](/source/Minnesota_Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party), he is also a retired educator.[{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10626 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Solberg, Loren A |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}]
Solberg was first elected in 1982, and was re-elected every two years until the 2010 general election, when he was unseated by [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota) [Carolyn McElfatrick](/source/Carolyn_McElfatrick). He left office on January 3, 2011.[{{Cite web|url=http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/2010/11/november-surprise-top-five-state-leg-upsets/|title = November surprise: Top five state Leg upsets|date = 3 November 2010}}]
Solberg was chair the House Ways and Means Committee, and was a member of the Finance, the Rules and Legislative Administration, and the Taxes committees. He also served on the Finance Subcommittee for the Commerce and Labor Subcommittee for the Labor and Consumer Protection Division, and on the Finance Subcommittee for the Capital Investment Finance Division.[{{cite web|url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=10626 |title=Loren Solberg (DFL) 03B - Minnesota House of Representatives |publisher=House.leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}] He previously chaired the Ways and Means Committee from 1993–1998, and chaired the Ethics Committee from 1989-1990. He was an assistant [minority leader](/source/minority_leader) from 1999-2002.[{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=3856 |title=Project Vote Smart - Representative Loren A. Solberg - Biography |publisher=Votesmart.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}] He served as mayor of the town of [Bovey](/source/Bovey%2C_Minnesota) from 1970-1982.