Tom Pugh
Member of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
In office
August 31, 2004  January 3, 2011
Appointed byTim Pawlenty
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 39A district
In office
January 3, 1989  August 31, 2004
Preceded byBert McKasy
Succeeded byRick Hansen
Minnesota House Minority Leader
In office
January 5, 1999  January 6, 2003
Preceded bySteve Sviggum
Succeeded byMatt Entenza
Personal details
BornAugust 1949
Political partyDFL
SpouseSusan
ResidenceSouth St. Paul, Minnesota
Alma materDartmouth College
University of Minnesota Law School
OccupationAttorney

Thomas W. Pugh (born August 1949) is a Minnesota politician, a former member of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, and a former minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Early life

Pugh received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, graduating cum laude. He went on to receive his juris doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School. After graduating, he went into private practice with the South St. Paul law firm of Thuet, Pugh, Rogosheske, and Atkins.[1]

Career

A Democrat, Pugh was first elected to the House in 1989, representing the South St. Paul area of Dakota County. After the DFL Party lost its legislative majority in the 1998 election, he was elected by his caucus to serve as Minority Leader, a position he held until 2003.[1]

In August 2004, Pugh was appointed to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission by Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty. He was reappointed to the commission in January 2005. His term expired in January 2011.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Tom Pugh at Minnesota Legislators Past and Present
  2. Minnesota PUC: Commissioners Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Maricella Miranda (December 28, 2010). "South St. Paul's Tom Pugh prepares to become 1st Judicial District judge". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.


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