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Harold Knutson

Representative for Minnesota, district 6 · Republican

Born 1880 · Died 1953

Republican · MN House 1917–1949
2,693votes cast 89.8%attendance 84.2%party loyalty 16congresses served
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Harold Knutson

Every term served
16 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanJanuary 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanJanuary 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanJanuary 6, 1943 – January 3, 1945
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanJanuary 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanJanuary 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanJanuary 5, 1937 – January 3, 1939
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanJanuary 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
HouseMinnesota · At-largeRepublicanMarch 9, 1933 – January 3, 1935
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanDecember 7, 1931 – March 3, 1933
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanApril 15, 1929 – March 3, 1931
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanDecember 5, 1927 – March 3, 1929
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanDecember 7, 1925 – March 4, 1927
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanDecember 3, 1923 – March 3, 1925
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanApril 11, 1921 – March 3, 1923
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanMay 19, 1919 – March 3, 1921
HouseMinnesota · District 6RepublicanApril 2, 1917 – March 3, 1919
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

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    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: HRE711 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: HRE709 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: SJRE157 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: HRE707 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Present — Recorded vote: H.R. 6801 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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    Voted Nay — Recorded vote: S. 2655 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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    Voted Present — Recorded vote: H.R. 6481 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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    Voted Present — Recorded vote: H.R. 6959 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: S. 2242 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — Recorded vote: H.R. 6771 (House recorded vote (80th Congress))

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