Len Biernat


Lenard Francis Biernat is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Farmer Labor Party, he represented District 59A, which includes a portion of Hennepin in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Background

Biernat served in the United States Army. He served on the Minneapolis School Board. Biernat served four terms in the House of Representatives: 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 83rd.

83rd Legislative Session (2003 - 2004)

Committees

  • Civil Law
  • Education Finance
  • Education Policy

    82nd Legislative Session (2001 - 2002)

Committees

  • Education Policy
  • Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
  • K-12 Education Finance

    81st Legislative Session (1999 - 2000)

Committees

  • Education Policy
  • K-12 Education Finance
  • Transportation Policy

    80th Legislative Session (1997 - 1998)

Committees

  • Education
  • Education Subcommittee:Facilities
  • Education Subcommittee: K-12 Education Finance Division
  • Judiciary
  • Judiciary Subcommittee: Civil and Family Law Division
  • Judiciary Subcommittee: Data Practices
He is Emeritus Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Personal life

Biernat's father Thaddeus Lewis Biernat served in the Minnesota Legislature a decade prior to Biernat's first term. He has one daughter with his first wife, and three step daughters with his second wife, Christine Jax, divorced in 2006. He is retired and lives in Bonita Springs Florida.