Phil Riveness

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Phil Riveness | image = | image_size = 180px | state_senate = Minnesota | district = 40th | term_start = 1991 | term_end = 1996 | state_house2 = Minnesota | district2 = 40B | term_start2 = 1983 | term_end2 = 1988 | state_house3 = | district3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | term_start4 = | term_end4 = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|12|14}} | birth_place = Karlstad, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic (DFL) | occupation = consultant | spouse = Gail Coffin | children = 3 | relations = | alma_mater = Bemidji State University<br>University of Minnesota }}

'''Phillip J. Riveness''' (born December 14, 1947) is an American politician in the state of Minnesota. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10564|title=Riveness, Phillip J. "Phil" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref>

==Career== While in the Minnesota House of Representatives, Riveness served as Assistant Majority Leader.<ref name=ST10Nov1988/>

He was unseated in November 1988 by Independent-Republican Joyce Henry. They had run against each other two years previous, with Henry winning by 355 votes this time.<ref name=ST10Nov1988>{{cite news |title=Legislature |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77661404/legislature/ |access-date=May 14, 2021 |work=Star Tribune |date=November 10, 1988 |page=44}}</ref>

In the 1992 Minnesota Senate elections, Riveness was challenged by Barbara Mattson.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chanen |first1=David |title=Campaign antics wind up as clock winds down |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77661813/campaign-antics-wind-up-as-clock-winds/ |access-date=May 14, 2021 |work=Star Tribune |date=October 29, 1992 |page=29}}</ref>

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