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Statement of economic interest for a public official

Official: Strangis, Ralph

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Statement last updated: 1/19/2018

Occupation: Attorney
Employer: Kaplan, Strangis and Kaplan, PA
90 S. 7th St
5500 Wells Fargo Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Positions held

Agency Position held Appointment date Appointment ends Appointment authority
Racing Commission Commissioner 6/30/2013 8/15/2018 Governor

Sources of income

Name of source Relationship to source
Director Officer Owner Member Partner Employer Employee Honorarium
Kaplan, Strangis and Kaplan PA
Optum Bank Inc
RTP International Holdings Inc
Sit Investments
UHG Remainder Trust (Trustee)

Business or professional activity categories

None reported

Securities

Name of securityName of securityName of securityName of security
3rd Avenue Northeast, LLC 6th Avenue Apartments South, LLC 8th Avenue South, LLC Aberdeen SD Realty
Arbor Oaks Senior Living Associated Bank Cardiovascular Systems Inc Chaska Heights Senior Living, LLC
Coca-Cola Co Cycle Group Limited Fairway Pines Senior Living Communities Faulkton SD Realty
Ferro Corp Grand Meadow Realty Greater Minnesota GAS Helen Street Senior Housing, LLC
Interest and Securities in Profit Sharing Inver Wood Realty Kaplan, Strangis and Kaplan PA Karlstad Realty
KSK Real Estate Holdings, LLC Lake Andes SD Realty Lakeside 33rd Avenue Apartments Landmark Senior Living
Leonard Louis Healthcare Properties Mabel Realty Microsoft Corp Park Gardens Apartments Partnership
Park Gardens of Fergus Falls Polyone Corp Ridgeview Realty Riverland Bank
Shell Rock IA Realty Silvercrest Apartments, LLC SIT Bond Funds SIT Dividend Growth Fund Class I
SIT Global Dividend Growth Fund Class I SIT Large Cap Growth Fund SIT Mid Cap Growth Fund SIT Mutual Funds
SIT Quality Income SIT Small Cap Dividend Growth Fund Class I SIT Small Cap Growth Fund SIT US Government Securities
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR Sterling Realty Synovus Financial Corp TCF Financial
TCF Financial Corp The Legacy Partners of St Michael The Travelers Cos Inc Total Systems Service, Inc
Tracy Realty Trailhead Fund US Bancorp

Real property

None reported

Pari-mutuel horse racing interests

Description of interestOfficial direct interestOfficial direct interestFamily interestPartial interestFull interest
Son, Paul Strangis has partial interest in horses at Canterbury Park

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