Tom Rukavina

Tom Rukavina
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 5A district
In office
January 6, 1987  January 7, 2013
Preceded byDominic J. Elioff
Succeeded byJason Metsa (District 6B)
Personal details
Born(1950-08-23)August 23, 1950
Virginia, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 7, 2019(2019-01-07) (aged 68)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic–Farmer–Labor
SpouseJean Rukavina
Children2
Alma materMesabi Range Community and Technical College
University of Minnesota Duluth

Thomas Rukavina (August 23, 1950 – January 7, 2019) was an American politician and a Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1987 to 2013. In 2010 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Minnesota, seeking the DFL nomination. He was a St. Louis County commissioner from 2015 to 2018.