Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 5A district
In office January 6, 1987 – January 7, 2013
Preceded by
Dominic J. Elioff
Succeeded by
Jason Metsa (District 6B)
Personal details
Born
(1950-08-23)August 23, 1950 Virginia, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
January 7, 2019(2019-01-07) (aged 68) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party
Democratic–Farmer–Labor
Spouse
Jean Rukavina
Children
2
Alma mater
Mesabi 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.
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...
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than expected support on the first ballot, and State Representative TomRukavina withdrew after the fourth ballot, endorsing Kelliher. State Representative...
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where Wellstone was to attend the funeral of Martin Rukavina, a steelworker whose son TomRukavina served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Wellstone...
[should anything happen with a mine]." St. Louis County Commissioner TomRukavina said it seemed that the Forest Service had already made up its mind:...
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Sviggum pointed out that "House Republicans didn't complain when Rep. TomRukavina, DFL-Virginia, called State Auditor Pat Awada, 'Osama Bin Awada'" when...
Whips (2012): John Carlson Al DeKruif Carla Nelson Pam Wolf Minority Leader: Tom Bakk Assistant Minority Leader: Terri Bonoff Speaker: Kurt Zellers (R) Speakers...
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2024. Anderson, Tom (15 February 1956). "Just For The Record". The Grand Island Independent. p. 15. Retrieved 16 April 2024. Rukavina, Mitch (5 July 1956)...
into the second period. Aleksandar Mitrović headed a cross from Antonio Rukavina straight at the feet of the keeper in the 65th minute. Thiago Silva headed...
rise of the division rival New England Patriots under Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, along with numerous failed attempts at rebuilding in the 2000s and...