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Kevin Dahle
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Minnesota State Senate District 20
Incumbent
In office
January 8, 2013 - present
Term ends
January 3, 2017
Years in position 0
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$31,140.90/year
Per diem$96/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 8, 2016
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 25
2008-2011
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Northern Iowa
Master'sUniversity of St. Mary’s
Personal
BirthdayJan. 24, 1960
Place of birthForest City, IA
ProfessionTeacher
ReligionMethodist
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Kevin Dahle (b. January 24, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 20 since 2013. He was a Democratic member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing the 25th District. He was elected in a special election in January 2008, with his term expiring in 2011. He was defeated in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Dahle graduated from Northern Iowa in 1982 with his Bachelor's degree and graduated from St. Mary's with his Master's Degree in 2004. Dahle is a former teacher.

Issues

Campaign themes

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

Jobs and the Economy

  • Excerpt:"I am committed to building an economic approach that lifts every American, not just the privileged few. The average American CEO earns more before lunchtime in one day than a minimum wage worker earns all year."

Education

  • Excerpt:"We need to take a critical look at how we fund education. Minnesota schools are struggling with fewer and fewer resources. The State cannot use our schools as a credit card to solve its long term budget problems."

Environment & Energy

  • Excerpt:"The next generations should inherit a beautiful Minnesota. It’s time to protect our environment by demanding higher standards and a cleaner quality of life. We need to protect our wetlands and preserve our clean air and water with sensible solutions, energy solutions that invest in clean, renewable energy and efficient technologies."

Health Care

  • Excerpt:"Hard working Minnesotans are having a hard time paying for health care costs. Premiums are increasing at an annual rate of 16%. Employers and employees shouldn’t have to make painful decisions about health care."

Transportation

  • Excerpt:"When crafting our transportation options, we must work to reduce the focus on driving. At the same time we cannot ignore our crumbling infrastructure. We need to renew our commitment to rebuilding roads and bridges in order to move people and goods in a safe and efficient manner."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce
• Education, Vice-chair
• State and Local Government

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Dahle won election for the District 20 seat in 2012. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Mike Dudley (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2]

Minnesota State Senate, District 20, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgKevin Dahle 50.1% 20,628
     Republican Mike Dudley 49.9% 20,550
Total Votes 41,178

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Dahle lost re-election to the 25th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Al DeKruif ran for the seat on the Republican ticket and John Grimm ran as an Independent. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[3]

2008

On January 3, 2008, Dahle won election to the 25th District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating opponents Ray Cox (R) and Vance Norgaard (I) in a special election.[4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 25 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Kevin Dahle (DFL) 6,802 55.15%
Ray Cox (R) 5,225 42.37%
Vance Norgaard (I) 296 2.40%
Write-In 10 0.08%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Personal

Kevin is married to Beth Dahle. They have three children and reside in Northfield, Minnesota.

External links

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References

  1. ↑ "kevindahle," Official Campaign Website
  2. ↑ Northfield Patch, "Northfield's Kevin Dahle to Run for Minnesota Senate in 2012," November 6, 2011
  3. ↑ Secretary of State Official general election results
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State - 2008 Special Election Results
Political offices
Preceded by
Lyle Koenen (DFL) 		Minnesota State Senate District 20
2013-present 		Succeeded by
NA
Preceded by
- 		Minnesota State Senate District 25
2008–2011 		Succeeded by
Al DeKruif (R)
v • d • e
Democrat majority Current members of the Minnesota State Senate
Senate Majority Leader: David Senjem (R) • Senate Minority Leader: Thomas Bakk (Democratic/Farmer/Labor)
   
  1. Dave Brown (R)
  2. Gary Dahms (R)
  3. Lyle Koenen (DFL)
  4. Scott Newman (R)
  5. Kathy Sheran (DFL)
  6. Kevin Dahle (DFL)
  7. Matt Schmit (DFL)
  8. Bill Weber (R)
  9. Julie Rosen (R)
  10. Vicki Jensen (D)
  11. David Senjem (R)
  12. Carla Nelson (R)
  13. Dan Sparks (DFL)
  14. Jeremy Miller (R)
Democratic (39) • Republican (28) • Minnesota State Senate • Minnesota House of Representatives
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