Denny McNamara

Denny McNamara
Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B
Incumbent
In office
2003 - present
Term ends
January 6, 2015
Years in position	10
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$31,140.90/year
Per diem	$66/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 5, 2002
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of Minnesota
Personal
Birthday	September 29, 1952
Profession	Landscape Contractor
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Denny McNamara (b. September 29, 1952) is a Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 54B since 2013. He previously represented District 57B from 2003 to 2013.

McNamara earned his BS in Business Administration from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota.

He is a landscape contractor with Hoffman and McNamara Nursery and Landscape. McNamara is married and has 2 children.

Issues

Campaign themes

McNamara's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Jobs

• Excerpt:"Denny also realizes that any tax increase would likely cause more businesses to close or lay off more employees, which is why he's opposed more than $4 billion in proposed tax hikes at the State Capitol over the past two years."

Economy And Government Spending

• Excerpt:"For the past ten years, Denny has fought to prioritize state government spending and opposed outlandish tax increase proposals. With a state budget deficit looming, you can bet there will be an outcry from many lawmakers next year to raise taxes in order to increase government spending. And when that happens, you can count on Denny to shoot them down."

Environment

• Excerpt:"Conserving our natural resources is about providing long-term protection of our environment. Denny will continue to promote conservation efforts and find new ways to keep our water, air, and land clean."

Education

• Excerpt:"Denny believes every child deserves a quality education focused on the basics of reading, writing, science and math. He also understands that a student is a student no matter where they live, which is why he has also worked toward providing our schools with equal funding with those in the inner cities."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Environment and Natural Resources Policy
• Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance
• Ways and Means

2011-2012

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

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance, Chair
• Rules and Legislative Administration
• Ways and Means

2009-2010

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

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2009
• Environment Policy and Oversight
• Ways and Means

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

McNamara won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Joanna Bayers (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 54B, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Denny McNamara Incumbent	57.5%	12,493
	Democratic	Joanna Bayers	42.5%	9,228
Total Votes				21,721

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

McNamara won re-election to the District 57B Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated David Page (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 57B (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
David Page (DFL)		5,726	34.44%
Denny McNamara (R)		10,885	65,47%
Write-In		14	0.08%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Denny McNamara won election to the District 57B Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Rod Van Vleet.

Denny McNamara raised $57,069 for his campaign.

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 57B (2008)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Denny McNamara (R)		13,102	57.19%
Rod Van Vleet (DFL)		9,770	42.65%
Write-In		36	0.16%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, McNamara received $43,431 in campaign donations. The largest donors are listed below.

Minnesota House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Denny McNamara's campaign in 2010
Public Fund	$5,441
Avent, Terry	$500
Avent, Sharon Lee	$500
Patton, Gina	$250
Poepl, Marp P	$250
Total Raised in 2010	$43,431

2008

Listed below is the largest contributor to Denny McNamara's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$7,093

External links

Suggest a link

• Denny McNamara's personal website
• Minnesota House of Representatives - Rep. Denny McNamara
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2004, 2002
• Denny McNamara on LinkedIn

References

Political offices
Preceded by Bev Scalze (DFL)	Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B 2013-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	Minnesota House of Representatives District 57B 2003–2013	Succeeded by Anna Wills (R)