Jim Vickerman
Jim Vickerman | |
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| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office January 6, 1987 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Doran Isackson |
| Succeeded by | Doug Magnus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Murray Vickerman May 1, 1931 |
| Died | January 19, 2021 (aged 89) |
| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse | Wava Carlson Vickerman |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Barbara Vickerman (cousin-in-law) |
| Occupation | Legislator, Farmer |
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James Murray Vickerman (May 1, 1931 – January 19, 2021) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as Minnesota State Senator, first elected in 1986 in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's "firestorm" that swept southwestern Minnesota during the height of the 1980s Midwestern farm crisis. In that election, he unseated incumbent Senator Doran Isackson, winning by a substantial margin. He was re-elected in 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006. On February 22, 2010, he announced that he would not seek an eighth term, noting that he was doing so "with the satisfaction that when it's done right, our government can and does serve people." His term officially ended on January 3, 2011.