Tom Rukavina

Tom Rukavina
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 5A district
In office
January 6, 1987 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byDominic J. Elioff
Succeeded byJason Metsa (District 6B)
Personal details
Born(1950-08-23)August 23, 1950
DiedJanuary 7, 2019(2019-01-07) (aged 68)
PartyDemocratic–Farmer–Labor
SpouseJean Rukavina
Children2
Alma materMesabi Range Community and Technical College
University of Minnesota Duluth

Thomas Rukavina (August 23, 1950 – January 7, 2019) was an American politician and a Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1987 to 2013. In 2010 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Minnesota, seeking the DFL nomination. He was a St. Louis County commissioner from 2015 to 2018.