Bobby Joe Champion
| Bobby Joe Champion | ||
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| Minnesota State Senate District 59 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 8, 2013 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2017 | ||
| Years in position | 0 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $31,140.90/year | |
| Per diem | $96/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 8, 2016 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Minnesota House of Representatives District 58B | ||
| 2009-2013 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Macalester College | |
| J.D. | William Mitchell College of Law | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | December 17, 1963 | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Champion earned his JD from the William Mitchell College of Law and BA in Political Science from Macalester College. He is an attorney and has also been Assistant Attorney General, attorney for the Legal Rights Center, and worked for Flyte Tyme Productions.
Champion is Co-Founder/Director of Excelsior Choir, Executive Director of the Midwest Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors, and Program Director of Social Spaces with Stairstep Initiative. He is married and has 3 children.[1]
Issues
Campaign themes
Champion's website highlights the following campaign themes:[2]
Jobs
- Excerpt:"Boby Joe Champion is proud of his 96% lifetime voting record with the Minnesota AFL-CIO and is a strong voice for working families in the Minnesota legislature. Creating good jobs in our community is Bobby Joe Champion's top priority."
Education
- Excerpt:"Quality public schools form the backbone of our community. The Minneapolis public schools continue to face challenges, many of them forced onto us by the state's unwillingness to properly fund our schools. Bobby Joe Champion is an advocate for early childhood education programs, keeping our North Minneapolis schools open, closing the achievement gap, lowering class sizes, and ensuring teachers have the resources they need to educate the diverse student population of our district."
Health Care
- Excerpt:"The federal health care law has made many important improvements in our health care system. Here in Minnesota, it has allowed us to insure 95,000 more Minnesotans. However, there are still more than 46 million Americans without health care insurance, and roughly 500,000 just in Minnesota."
Housing
- Excerpt:"Home foreclosures continue to rip apart our neighborhoods in North Minneapolis. This is an issue that has affected everyone in North Minneapolis, whether you were foreclosed on, or if you have seen boarded up houses depress the value of your home. "
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Champion served on the following committees:
| Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Capital Investment | ||||
| • Finance, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Transportation and Public Safety | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Champion served on these committees:
| Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Judiciary Policy and Finance | ||||
| • Transportation Policy and Finance | ||||
| • Ways and Means | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Champion served on these committees:
| Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Civil Justice | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012
In November 2011, Champion announced he would run for state Senate District 58 in 2012. Current DFL incumbent Linda Higgins announced she will not be seeking re-election. Champion was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Jim Lilly (R) in the general election on November 6.[3][4]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 59, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bobby Champion |
82.4% | 28,411 | |
| Republican | Jim Lilly | 17.6% | 6,082 | |
| Total Votes | 34,493 | |||
2010
Champion won re-election to the District 58B Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Gary Mazzotta (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 58B (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bobby Joe Champion (DFL)
|
6,990 | 80.79% | ||
| Gary Mazzotta (R) | 1,636 | 18.91% | ||
| Write-In | 26 | 0.3% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Bobby Joe Champion won election to the District 58B Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Yoman Brunson, Roger Smithrud, and Ken Lawrence. [6]
Bobby Joe Champion raised $19,919 for his campaign.[7]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 58B (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bobby Joe Champion (DFL)
|
11,960 | 80.36% | ||
| Yoman Brunson (R) | 1,912 | 12.85% | ||
| Roger Smithrud (I) | 939 | 6.31% | ||
| Write-In | 70 | 0.47% | ||
| Ken Lawrence | 2 | 0.01% | ||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Champion received $16,994 in campaign donations. The largest donors are listed below.[8]
| Minnesota House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Bobby Joe Champion's campaign in 2010 | |
| Public Fund | $7,569 |
| Champion, Bobby J | $1,287 |
| Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association | $600 |
| Minneapolis Federation Of Teachers Local 59 | $600 |
| Minnesota Association Of Realtors | $600 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $16,994 |
External links
- Bobby Joe Champion's personal website
- Minnesota House of Representatives - Rep. Bobby Joe Champion
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Champion
- ↑ "champion4change," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Twin Cities Daily Planet, "Sen. Higgins won't run after 2012, Champion will," November 27, 2011
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State – 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ 2008 General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Joe Champion's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 Campaign contributions
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kari Dziedzic (DFL) |
Minnesota State Senate District 59 2013–present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by - |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 58B 2009–2013 |
Succeeded by Pat Garofalo (R) |
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