Tom Berg Candidate

Born: February 10, 1940
Willmar, Minnesota
Kandiyohi County
United States
Resided: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County
Death: --
Gender: Man
Occupation: Attorney
Military Service: U.S. Naval Reserve (Lieutenant, 1967-1972).
Political Party: Nonpartisan (Liberal Caucus); Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Offices Held: State Representative: HD 38 (1971-1973); HD 56B (1973-1979).
Notes: Berg also served in the Office of General Counsel in the Department of the Navy from 1965 to 1967 and as a U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota from 1980 to 1981. Berg sought the DFL endorsement for Attorney General in 1982 and for U.S. Senator in 1990.
Sources: The Minneapolis Tribune, October 29, 1970 (p. VG2). Minneapolis Tribune, June 6, 1982 (p. A1).
Photo of Tom Berg
Photo of Tom Berg
68th Minnesota Legislative Manual, Minnesota Digital Library.

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
1 7 7
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/02/1976 State House, District 56B General Democratic-Farmer-Labor 8,526 100.00% Won
11/05/1974 State House, District 56B General Democratic-Farmer-Labor 4,247 56.33% Won
09/10/1974 State House, District 56B Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor 787 100.00% Won
11/07/1972 State House, District 56B General Nonpartisan 7,003 57.68% Won
09/12/1972 State House, District 56B Primary Nonpartisan 1,320 40.83% Won
11/03/1970 State House, District 38 General Nonpartisan 5,810 29.27% Won
09/15/1970 State House, District 38 Primary Nonpartisan 1,847 23.53% Won