Repya served as an infantry rifle platoon leader during the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1971.[citation needed] He later served as a helicopter pilot during Operation Desert Shield/Storm from 1990 to 1991. After retiring, Repya came out of retirement and returned to active duty from 2004 to 2006, at the age of 59 he served in Baghdad, Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005.[2]
Repya has been active in Minnesota politics for some time. In 2003, he distributed 30,000 Support Our Troop lawn signs and organized demonstrations in support of the U.S. military. He served as a delegate from Minnesota to the Republican National Convention in 2004 and 2008,[3] and in 2007 ran unsuccessfully for chair of the Minnesota Republican Party. He left the party in June 2009, saying the party had become "dysfunctional."[4] He was a candidate for the Independence Party nomination for Governor of Minnesota in 2010, withdrawing before the primary.[5]
Repya is married to Deb, an attorney, and has two grown daughters and one granddaughter.
^"Joseph Repya Articles - Political Columnist & Commentator - Joseph Repya". Townhall. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Renacci to Rerrie". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^"Repya turns to fight for IP endorsement in gubernatorial race". Twin Cities. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^"Joe Repya drops out of governor's race". kare11.com. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
January 01, 1970
repya, joseph, repya, born, 1946, minnesota, independence, party, politician, retired, lieutenant, colonel, army, personal, detailsborn1946, political, partyindependence, 2009, other, politicalaffiliationsrepublican, before, 2009, spousedeb, uldrichresidencest. Joseph Repya born 1946 is a Minnesota Independence Party politician and a retired lieutenant colonel in the U S Army Joe RepyaPersonal detailsBorn1946 age 77 78 1 Political partyIndependence 2009 Other politicalaffiliationsRepublican before 2009 SpouseDeb UldrichResidenceSt PaulOccupationRetired SoldierWebsitehttp repyaforgovernor com Repya served as an infantry rifle platoon leader during the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1971 citation needed He later served as a helicopter pilot during Operation Desert Shield Storm from 1990 to 1991 After retiring Repya came out of retirement and returned to active duty from 2004 to 2006 at the age of 59 he served in Baghdad Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005 2 Repya has been active in Minnesota politics for some time In 2003 he distributed 30 000 Support Our Troop lawn signs and organized demonstrations in support of the U S military He served as a delegate from Minnesota to the Republican National Convention in 2004 and 2008 3 and in 2007 ran unsuccessfully for chair of the Minnesota Republican Party He left the party in June 2009 saying the party had become dysfunctional 4 He was a candidate for the Independence Party nomination for Governor of Minnesota in 2010 withdrawing before the primary 5 Repya is married to Deb an attorney and has two grown daughters and one granddaughter References edit Political Graveyard Joseph Repya Articles Political Columnist amp Commentator Joseph Repya Townhall Retrieved 2018 03 20 Kestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard Index to Politicians Renacci to Rerrie politicalgraveyard com Retrieved 2018 03 20 Repya turns to fight for IP endorsement in gubernatorial race Twin Cities 2010 01 20 Retrieved 2018 03 20 Joe Repya drops out of governor s race kare11 com 22 February 2010 Archived from the original on 23 July 2013 Retrieved 23 July 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Repya amp oldid 1135114594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
