Paul Dennis Aasness (December 16, 1939 – November 21, 2017) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

Paul Dennis Aasness
Aasness in 1982
BornDecember 16, 1939
DiedNovember 21, 2017
EducationNorth Dakota State College of Science
Occupation(s)Farmer, Businessman, Politician
Known forAmerican farmer, businessman, and politician
OfficeMinnesota House of Representatives
Political partyRepublican

Aasness lived on the family farm near Doran, Minnesota. In 1958, Aasness graduated from Breckenridge High School in Breckenridge, Minnesota. He went to the North Dakota State College of Science. Aasness was a grain and livestock farmer in Wendell, Minnesota. He was also involved with the banking business. Aasness served on the North Ottawa Township Board and was a Republican. Aasness served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1982. In 1995, Aasness and his wife moved to a farm in Orwell Township, Minnesota. Aasness died at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota during surgery.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Paul D. Aasness
  2. ^ Paul Dennis Aasness-obituary
  3. ^ 'Corn harvest underway for Aasness family,' The Fergus Falls Daily Journal, Tom Hintgen, October 9. 2008