▁parliament . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁A kar oa ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁Category : 1 8 5 8 ▁elections ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : A kar oa ▁Category : May ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁events <0x0A> </s> ▁L yle ▁J . ▁Ko enen ▁( born ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁politician ▁and ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Senate . ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Democratic – F ar mer – L abor ▁Party ▁( DF L ), ▁he ▁represented ▁District ▁ 1 7 , ▁which ▁included ▁port ions ▁of ▁Ch ipp ew a , ▁K and iy oh i , ▁Ren ville , ▁and ▁Swift ▁count ies ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education , ▁and ▁career ▁Ko enen ▁attended ▁May n ard ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁May n ard , ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Will mar ▁Techn ical ▁College ▁in ▁Will mar , ▁ear ning ▁his ▁A . A . ▁in ▁agricult ure . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁da iry ▁far mer ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁milk ▁tr uck ▁and ▁school ▁bus ▁driver . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁co - ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁County ▁National ▁Farm ers ▁Union ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Ko enen ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁four ▁times . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Agricult ure