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Michael J. "Mike" Parry (born January 1953) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 26, which includes portions of Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, and Waseca counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Republican, he won a special election on January 26, 2010, succeeding Senator Dick Day, who resigned on January 8, 2010, to head Racino Now, an organization dedicating to lobbying for slots at the state's two horse-racing tracks.

Parry was sworn in as a senator on February 4, 2010. He is currently a member of the Senate's Business, Industry and Jobs, Capital Investment, Finance, State and Local Government Operations and Oversight, and Transportation committees, and also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the Transportation Budget and Policy Division.

Parry owns and manages a marketing and motivation company and his family owns the Godfather's Pizza franchise in Waseca. He has managed numerous radio stations in Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan, and owned radio station KQAQ in Austin. He was vice president of Custom Publishing of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and also co-owned a Motocross company.

Parry served in the Minnesota Army National Guard, receiving an honorable discharge as a staff sergeant, and attended Brown Institute of Broadcasting in Minneapolis. He also received law enforcement training and served as a police officer with the Morristown and Jackson police departments, and as a deputy sheriff with the Freeborn County Sheriff's Department.

Parry was a member of the Waseca City Council from 2004–2008, was president of the Waseca Rotary, and was a member of the Waseca Economic Development Authority and Waseca Development Corporation. He was also president of the Albert Lea Jaycees. He is a licensed general aviation pilot.

 


 
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