Dean M. Barkley
DEAN M. BARKLEY, Of Counsel
Education
Bachelor of Science – with Honors UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Juris Doctor – UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL
Professional Career:
- ATTORNEY – 35 YEARS
- US SENATOR
- DIRECTOR, MN OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING
- BOARD MEMBER – CONCORD COALITION
- BOARD MEMBER – HUMPHREY INSTITUTE
- BOARD MEMBER – MINNESOTA HUMAITIES COMMISSION
- BOARD MEMBER – METRO YOUTH ATHLETICS
- BOARD MEMBER – MINNESOTA COMPACT
- CO-FOUNDER OF THE INDEPENDENCE PARTY OF MN
- CONFIRMATION TEACHER FOR ST. PHILLIP THE DEACON LUTHERAN CHURCH
- FOOTBALL COACH FOR WAYZATA YOUTH FOOTBALL
- RUGBY COACH FOR WAYZATA YOUTH RUGBY
Throughout my career, I have worked in collaboration to effectively get things done with opposing parties in the legal profession, as a director in the Ventura Administration, and as a member of the United States Congress. My advocacy for the voice of the people resulted in the co-founding of the Independence Party of Minnesota, actively one of the largest independent third-party organizations in the country.