Luke Beckett

Luke Ethan Beckett (born June 19, 1956) is a former American politician who served as the U.S Representative for Huron's 1st Congressional District from 1997 to 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Mayor of St Paul, Huron from 1984 to 1992.

Early Life and Education
Beckett was born on June 19, 1956 in St Paul, Minnesota, Huron, to Samuel and Mary Beckett. He grew up in a middle class household and attended Highland Park Senior High School. He studied Political Science at the University of Michigan before receiving a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Mayor of St Paul
Beckett moved back to St Paul and, at the age of just 28, ran for mayor. He won the open seat and became the youngest mayor in history. As mayor, he improved St Paul's transit network and expanded and created new green spaces across the city. He won re-election in 1988, but was term limited.

Congress
In 1996, he was the sole Democratic candidate to run in the blue-leaning seat of Huron-1, running to replace retiring FLP Representative Willard Whitney. He defeated Republican Donald Bump in the general election and was sworn in. He co-sponsored a lot of crucial legislation passed during this Congress.

Electoral History
 1984 St Paul Mayoral Election 

Luke Beckett (D) - 54.1% (elected)

Daniel Matthews (D) - 38.4%

Alexander Kelly (I) - 7.5%

 1988 St Paul Mayoral Election 

Luke Beckett (D - Inc.) - 87.3% (elected)

Randy Harris (R) - 12.7%

 1996 United States House Election, Huron's 1st Congressional District 

Luke Beckett (D) - 58.85% (elected)

Donald Bump (R) - 41.15%