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Jim Abeler

Born on May 18, 1954, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., Jim Abeler is a prominent politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. He represents District 35 in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area as a member of the Republican Party of Minnesota.

Education

Abeler graduated from Anoka High School in Anoka. He then attended the University of Minnesota and Hamline University in Saint Paul. He earned his D.C. from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington in 1979. In the late 1990s, he founded PACT Charter School in Anoka.

Political Career

Minnesota House of Representatives

Abeler was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1998 and was reelected every two years until retiring in 2014. Before the 2002 legislative redistricting, he represented the old District 49A. He chaired the Health Policy and Finance Subcommittee for the Health Care Cost Containment Division during the 2005-06 biennium.

Minnesota Senate

Abeler was elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election on February 9, 2016, and took office on February 22. He was noted for not realizing that he approved a DFL-sponsored bill that legalized in Minnesota THC edibles derived from hemp in 2022.

2014 U.S. Senate Campaign

Abeler was a candidate in the 2014 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. He lost the Republican nomination to Mike McFadden.

Personal Life

Abeler is married to Barb and they have six children. He is a Baptist and a chiropractor. He resides in Anoka, Minnesota, U.S. He also owns a chiropractic clinic in Anoka.