{{Short description|American politician (born 1938)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tom Huntley | image = | state_house = Minnesota | district = 7A | prior_term = 6B (1993–2003) | term_start = January 5, 1993 | term_end = January 5, 2015 | preceded = ''redrawn district'' | succeeded = Jennifer Schultz | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|2|10}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = University of Minnesota<br>Iowa State University | occupation = Legislator | spouse = Gail | children = 2 }}
'''Thomas E. Huntley''' (February 10, 1938 – December 22, 2025) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 7A, which includes portions of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County in the northeastern part of the state.<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10271 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Huntley, Thomas |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}</ref> He is a retired associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth and former director of Institutional Relations at the University's School of Medicine.<ref name="votesmart1">{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=3783 |title=Project Vote Smart - Representative Thomas E. Huntley - Biography |publisher=Votesmart.org |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}</ref>
==Early life, education, and career== Huntley graduated from Cretin High School in Saint Paul, and attended the University of Minnesota, receiving his B.S. in chemistry in 1960. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1970.
Prior to being elected to the legislature, Huntley was active in Twin Ports area government. He served on the Minnesota Great Lakes Commission, on the Duluth City Council (1984–1988), and as a commissioner on the Minnesota Seaway Port Authority of Duluth (1988–1993). He was also the president of the Seaway Port Authority from 1990-1992.<ref name="state1"/>
==Minnesota House of Representatives== Huntley was first elected to the Minnesota legislature in 1992. He was the chair of the Finance Subcommittee for the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division from 2007 to 2010. He was a member of the Governor's Joint Health Care Task Force, of the Legislative Commission on Health Care Access, and of the Task Force on Small Business Health Insurance.<ref name="votesmart1"/> He announced on December 17, 2013 that he would not be seeking re-election in 2014.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web | url=http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2013/12/state-house-health-finance-chair-huntley-wont-seek-re-election-12th-term | title=State House Health Finance Chair Huntley won't seek re-election to 12th term | work=MinnPost | date=December 17, 2013 | accessdate=December 17, 2013 | author=Kimball, Joe}}</ref>
==Personal life== His wife, Gail Huntley (nee Wettels), is a former DFL Party activist and state associate chair.<ref name="state1"/><ref name="votesmart1"/>
Huntley was arrested on February 2, 2013, near Deerwood, Minnesota, on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after being stopped for speeding. He subsequently announced that he was guilty of the charge, intended to plead guilty, and apologized to constituents for his actions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kdal610.com/news/articles/2013/feb/09/huntley-to-plead-guilty-to-dwi/ |title=Huntley to Plead Guilty to DWI |publisher=kdal610.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-11}}</ref>
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== External links == {{MN-legdb|10271}} * [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=10271 Rep. Tom Huntley] ''official Minnesota House of Representatives website'' * [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=91 Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Thomas Huntley] * [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=3783 Project Votesmart - Rep. Thomas Huntley Profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huntley, Thomas}} Category:1938 births Category:Living people Category:University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumni Category:Politicians from Duluth, Minnesota Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature