Meet Doug Wardlow  

Doug has the values, experience, education, work ethic and skills to be an effective advocate for the people of Eagan, for common-sense Minnesota values, and for America's founding principles at the Capitol.   

Now, as a litigation attorney at the firm of Parker Rosen in Minneapolis, Doug advocates for the rights of small businesses, entrepreneurs and property owners in our state and federal courts. Before joining Parker Rosen, Doug served as a law clerk for the Minnesota Supreme Court, practiced international trade litigation at Skadden Arps, practiced business litigation at Faegre and Benson, worked on international construction disputes while interning at a law firm in Taipei, and spent a semester studying Mandarin at Beijing University.  At Georgetown Law, Doug won awards for writing the top examinations in his class for American Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence/Legal Justice.  He also earned a perfect GPA during an intensive summer study of Chinese law in Beijing.  

Doug and his wife, Jenny, live less than a mile from the house where Doug grew up--and where his parents, Lynn and Sheryl Wardlow, reside.  Doug and Jenny are also happy and proud new parents of their son, Winston Matthew Wardlow, born September 9.

Doug's understanding and experience in the areas of American jurisprudence, the Constitution and Constitutional law, international trade, foreign relations, international law, and Minnesota law (especially Minnesota law affecting businesses, employers, and property owners) make Doug unique.  Doug has a detailed and practical understanding of the most important issues facing Minnesota families, businesses and individuals; he has the ability to view issues from a local point-of-view and analyze them in a broader, national and geo-political context; he has a common-sense, Minnesota perspective; he has a clear legal mind; he is strong in his Christian faith; and he believes firmly in America's founding principles (e.g., individual liberty, personal responsibility, economic freedom and limited government).  This combination of qualities, taken together, equip Doug well to tackle head-on the uniquely difficult problems Minnesota faces and get the job done in Saint Paul.  

You can trust Doug to listen and to lead--and therefore to serve and to represent you well in the Legislature.

With the ethos and conviction of servant-leadership, Doug will work hard to return fiscal responsibility to the Capitol; to improve Minnesota's business climate and foster durable job creation;to limit government and affirm the sovereignty of the people;  to protect our God-given freedoms--and to return prosperity and strength to our great State of Minnesota.

Doug Wardlow's Experience

(Current) Attorney, Business and Real Property Litigation; specializing in eminent domain litigation on behalf of property owners, employment-related litigation, and business litigation; Parker Rosen, LLC, Minneapolis, MN

Attorney, International Trade Litigation; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, Washington, D.C.

Attorney, Business Litigation; Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, MN

Summer Associate, Faegre & Benson LLP, Minneapolis, MN

Law Clerk for Justice G. Barry Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court, Saint Paul, MN

Legal Intern; Lee and Li Attorneys-at-Law, Taipei, Taiwan

Volunteer - Legal Research Clerk; Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts (under Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), then-Subcommittee Chairman)  

Volunteer; Office of U.S. Congressman John Kline

Volunteer; Office of U.S. Congressman Gil Gutknecht

Volunteer; John Kline for Congress 1998

Doug's Education

Georgetown University Law Center -- Juris Doctor, cum laude
    o Award for best examination in Constitutional Law II
    o Award for best examination in Legal Justice and Jurisprudence
    o Survey of Chinese Law (summer certificate program), Beijing University, Beijing, China

Georgetown University -- Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude (major in political theory; double-minor in Mandarin Chinese)

    o John Carroll Academic Scholar
    o Intercollegiate Studies Institute Honors Fellow
    o Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society
    o Mandarin Language Studies (semester program), Beijing University, Beijing, China

Eagan High School -- Co-Valedictorian (Rank 1 of 420), National Merit Scholarship Finalist

More about Doug's family

Jenny works in the health-care field as an occupational therapy assistant, specializing in hand therapy. She shares Doug's faith in God, family values, commitment to public service, and belief in America's founding principles

Doug and Jenny are proud to announce the recent arrival of their son, Winston Matthew Wardlow, born on September 9.  

Doug's mother, Sheryl Wardlow, teaches third grade in Lakeville.  She previously the "Great Books" program? to gifted students at Thomas Lake Elementary School and was actively involved in Christian Education at St. John's Lutheran Church in Rosemount. 

Doug's father, Lynn Wardlow, is a former Marine Corps officer, teacher, state representative, and Vietnam veteran. Lynn was awarded two Navy Commendation medals for his military service.  

Doug's brother, Jason Wardlow, is a graduate of Augsburg College, a former Marine Corps officer, Cobra helicopter pilot, Iraq War veteran, and is currently studying for a degree in engineering. Doug very much enjoys spending time with his nephew, Matthew , and his niece, Katie. 

Three of Doug's  grandparents were also public school teachers, and one lost his life fighting for America in Europe during World War II.  

Some of Doug's other interests

*Playing the piano

*Reading (especially history, political philosophy, physics, neuroscience, historical fiction)
*Mandarin Chinese Language

*Dogs (Poley and Molly, Doug's and Jenny's Shetland Sheepdog and Beagle)

*Running 
*Fishing 
*Sailing

*Water-skiing

*Chinese calligraphy