ot ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Tony ▁Lou rey ▁( born ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁commission er ▁of ▁human ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Minnesota . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Democratic – F ar mer – L abor ▁( DF L ) ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Senate ▁representing ▁District ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education , ▁and ▁career ▁Lou rey ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P ine ▁County , ▁Minnesota . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Minnesota , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts , ▁attended ▁Ham line ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁and ▁attended ▁William ▁Mitchell ▁College ▁of ▁Law , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Senate , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁town ship ▁super visor ▁of ▁K err ick ▁Township , ▁Minnesota ▁for ▁eight ▁years . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Lou rey ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁represent ▁District ▁ 8 , ▁succeed ing ▁his ▁mother , ▁Beck y ▁Lou rey . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁After ▁red istrict ing , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁District ▁ 1 1 — which ▁included ▁Carl ton ▁and ▁P ine ▁count ies ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Kan ab ec ▁and ▁St . ▁Louis ▁count ies ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast — in ▁ 2 0 1