Eagan's Gary Huusko to Fill District 196 School Board Vacancy

Eagan resident Gary Huusko has been selected to fill the seat of Kevin Sampers on the District 196 School Board. Huusko beat out a who interviewed with the School Board Thursday evening.

Huusko has been a practicing attorney since 1983 and is currently an associate at Severson, Sheldon, Dougherty & Molenda in Apple Valley. Huusko is listed as practicing in the areas of intellectual property, business and commercial law, and employment law.

Huusko’s bio shows a deep involvement with District 196 in the last decade. He has served on the district’s budget advisory council since 2004 and acted as that council’s Co-Chair in 2008-2009. Huusko has also served on the Board of Directors for The District 196 Foundation since 2008 as Board Chair.

Huusko’s other current affiliations include the Eagan Rotary Club, Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Eagan Citizens’ Crime Prevention Association among others.

Huusko has also served as a youth coach for track, girls’ softball, boys’ basketball and boys’ baseball for the Eagan Athletic Association.

to concentrate on a new business opportunity. Huusko will serve the remainder of Sampers’ elected term which runs through Jan. 6, 2014.

Huusko will be officially sworn in to his School Board role at the district’s regularly-scheduled meeting on Nov. 14.