Gazelka resides in Cass County, Minnesota, near Gull Lake. In the north-central section of the state, he represents District 9, which includes parts of Cass, Morrison, Todd, and Wadena counties.
From 2005 to 2007, Gazelka served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Who Is Maralee Gazelka, Paul Gazelka’s Wife?
Paul Gazelka and his family previously resided in Brainerd and Nisswa, Minnesota. They’ve relocated to East Gull Lake. Maralee is Gazelka’s wife, and the couple has five children.
Gazelka and his wife Maralee referred one of their five daughters to Marcus Bachmann, an anti-same-sex relationship psychotherapist when she came out as a lesbian as a teenager and later identified as bi-gender.
Paul’s child described conversion therapy as a type of psychological “harassment” that was “tantamount to torture” during a subsequent Minnesota Senate discussion over a measure to outlaw it.
Gazelka was an active member of his church and authored a memoir titled Marketplace Ministers: Awakening God’s People in the Workplace to Their Ultimate Purpose, which detailed his religious convictions and insurance job.
Paul Gazelka Net Worth Details
Paul Gazelka’s net worth is expected to be between $1 million and $5 million in 2022. Gazelka graduated from high school with honors and went on to university.
Gazelka resigned as Senate majority leader in September 2021 and stated that he will run for governor as a Republican in 2022, hoping to unseat incumbent Governor Walz.
In the Republican primary election, Gazelka is up against a number of opponents. Prior to the November 2020 elections, and in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak, Gazelka was a vocal opponent of expanding mail-in voting.
Gazelka is a vocal opponent of Minnesota’s legalization of recreational adult-use marijuana. Gazelka halted a legalization measure from being brought up by the state Senate in 2021 after the state House passed it 72–61.
Paul Gazelka Religion And Family Details
Paul Gazelka is a Christian and follows Christianity. Gazelka was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on October 1, 1959.
Gazelka resided in St. Paul until he was 15 years old when his family relocated to Virginia, Minnesota, a town on the Mesabi Iron Range.
Paul graduated from Roosevelt High School and Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Gazelka works in the insurance industry. Paul owns and operates a Baxter insurance agency.
Gazelka was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2010, beating incumbent Republican Senator Paul Koering in a primary contest in August and his Democratic opponent in the general election in November.
From 2011 to 2012, he served in the Senate from District 12, and then from 2013 until the present, he has served in the Senate from District 9.