Richard Mulder | |
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Member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives from the 21B district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 6, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Andy Steensma |
Succeeded by | Brad Finstad |
Personal details | |
Born | Rock Valley, Iowa, U.S. | May 8, 1938
Died | February 14, 2022 Ivanhoe, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 83)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Ruth VanBuren (
m. 1964) |
Children | 4 |
Education |
University of South Dakota (
BPharm) South Dakota State University ( BM) University of Iowa ( MD) |
Richard Dean Mulder (May 8, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American politician and family physician in the state of Minnesota. [1] He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1995 until 2002. [1]
In 2004, he served as a Minnesota state delegate at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York. [2]
Mulder was born and raised in Rock Valley, Iowa, along with four siblings. [3] He graduated from Rock Valley Public High School in 1956, and then attended South Dakota State University, graduating with a Bachelor's in Pharmacy in 1960. [3] He later received a Bachelor's in Medicine from University of South Dakota in 1966, and later graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Iowa in 1969. [3]
Mulder ran unsuccessfully as an Independent Republican candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1992. [4] Running again with the party in 1994, Mulder won the District 21B election over Democratic incumbent Andy Steensma, 7,198 votes to 6,261. [5]
In 1996, Mulder defended a state law supporting the practice of "drive-through" infant deliveries, saying "I made sure my wife stayed in the hospital five days, but then she told me it was a waste of money... I did some research and found that many mothers couldn't accord the longer stay and in most cases, it just wasn't necessary." [6]
In 1998, he was given a 100% rating by Gun Owners of America. [7]
Mulder died at his home in Ivanhoe, Minnesota, on February 14, 2022, at the age of 83. [8]