Rep. Dario Anselmo to speak at June 1 meeting

The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Rep. Dario Anselmo as program speaker at the Thursday, June 1, meeting. Anselmo represents District 49A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, which includes Edina.

 

New members Don Andersen and Mike Andersen will be officially inducted into the club at the meeting.

Dario Anselmo grew up in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, and has resided in Edina’s Parkwood Knolls neighborhood for more than 15 years. He and his wife, Jeanne, have three children who currently attend Edina Public Schools.

Anselmo is an entrepreneur who founded a start-up computer distribution company in Edina at age 21. He later sold the company, turning his focus to commercial real estate. He also owned the Fine Line Music Café in downtown Minneapolis for twenty years before selling it in 2013.
Additionally, Anselmo is an active member of his community. He served on the board of the Edina Education Fund and is now on the board of Edina Give and Go. He served as president of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance for over 10 years, and was also a longtime board member of the Minnesota Mental Health Association. Anselmo co-founded the Warehouse District Business Association in Minneapolis and served on the Minneapolis Downtown Council for more than a decade. 

Today, Anselmo is proud to represent the people and priorities of Edina in the Minnesota House of Representatives, serving District 49A. In his first term, he sits on three committees: Education Finance, Higher Education and Career Readiness, Policy and Finance, and Legacy Funding Finance.

 

New members Don Andersen and Mike Andersen will be officially inducted into the club at the meeting.

 

The Rotary Club of Edina meet at 12:15 p.m. Thursdays at the Edina Country Club. All are welcome. Cost for the program is $20 for adults, $12 for children. Cash, check or credit card payments are accepted. There is a service fee on credit card payments.