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Bill Ingebrigtsen

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Bill Ingebrigtsen
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Minnesota State Senate District 8
Incumbent
In office
2007 - present
Term ends
January 3, 2017
Years in position 6
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$31,140.90/year
Per diem$96/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 7, 2006
Next electionNovember 8, 2016
Term limitsN/A
Education
Associate'sAlexandria Technical College
Personal
BirthdayMarch 26, 1952
Place of birthKarlstad, MN
ProfessionSheriff (retired)
ReligionUnited Methodist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Bill Ingebrigtsen (b. March 26, 1952) is a Republican member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 8 since 2013. He previously represented District 11 from 2007 to 2013.

Ingebrigtsen graduated from Alexandria Technical College with his Associate's degree and attended the National Sheriffs Institute of Business Management. Ingebrigtsen is a former Sheriff and Emergency Management Director.

Issues

Campaign themes

Ingebrigtsen's website highlights the following campaign themes:[1]

Budget

  • Excerpt:"The 2012–13 budget was a balance of spending restraint and structural government reform, rejecting a 27% autopilot spending increase, and without raising taxes — principles that Senator Ingebrigtsen holds closely."

Education

  • Excerpt:"Senator Ingebrigtsen has worked to make sure West-Central Minnesota students get their share of education dollars, and has passed legislation that helps parents and other taxpayers browse reviews of teachers and principals that are based on how well students are learning."

Jobs and Economy

  • Excerpt:"In order to return Minnesota’s economy to the right track, we need to make Minnesota a more attractive state to start and grow a business."

Second Amendment

  • Excerpt:"As a former sheriff, Senator Ingebrigtsen agrees that law abiding people should be able to protect themselves. In his role as a sheriff, Senator Ingebrigtsen issued permits to carry handguns to law abiding citizens."

Pro-Life

  • Excerpt:"Bill is a pro-life candidate who believes life is defined as conception to natural death."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ingebrigtsen served on the following committees:

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2013
Capital Investment
Finance

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ingebrigtsen served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ingebrigtsen served on these committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Bill Ingebrigtsen endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election. [2]

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Ingebrigtsen won election for the 8th District Senate seat in 2012 after redistricting. He was unopposed in the August 14 primary, and defeated former 10th District Senator Dan Skogen (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]

Minnesota State Senate, District 8, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgBill Ingebrigtsen Incumbent 52.9% 22,693
     Democratic Dan Skogen 47.1% 20,197
Total Votes 42,890

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Ingebrigtsen won re-election to the 11th District Seat in 2010. He faced Jim Thoreen (DFL) in the general election. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 11 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Bill Ingebrigtsen (R) 20798 64.98%
Jim Thoreen (DFL) 11171 34.90%
Write-In 37 0.12%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Ingebrigtsen won election to the 11th District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating Dallas Sams (DFL).[4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 11 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Bill Ingebrigtsen (R) 17,699 51.30%
Dallas Sams (DFL) 16,765 48.59%
Write-In 38 0.11%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Ingebrigtsen received $57,244 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[5]

2006

In 2006, Ingebrigtsen collected $67,935 in donations.[6]

His five largest contributors in 2006 were:

Donor Amount
Public Fund $10,695
William Ingebrigtsen $5,000
Douglas County Republican Party of Minnesota $1,500
Marlene Clark House District 11B Committee $1,000
Todd County Republican Party of Minnesota $1,000

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District 11

Ingebrigtsen represents Minnesota Senate District 11. District 11 includes the Alexandria Region [7].

Personal

Bill is married to Marilyn Ingebrigtsen. The have two children and reside in Alexandria, Minnesota.


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Preceded by
Tony Lourey (DFL)
Minnesota State Senate District 8
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Succeeded by
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