Roger Chamberlain

	Roger Chamberlain
	Minnesota State Senate District 38
	Incumbent
	In office
	2011 - present
	Term ends
	January 3, 2017
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
	Compensation
Base salary	$31,140.90/year
Per diem	$96/day
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
	Education
Bachelor's	Metropolitan State University
Associate's	Normandale Community College
	Military service
Service/branch	Army National Guard
	Personal
Birthday	January 14, 1963
Profession	Senior Corporate Tax Accountant
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Issues

Campaign themes

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

Economy - Jobs

Excerpt:"Most people understand that the government taking money away from hardworking Minnesotans means less money in their pockets to spend on other things. When the government takes money from hardworking taxpayers, this money cannot then be used for businesses to expand and hire more people."

State Government – Regulation, Spending, Taxes

Excerpt:"There is a place for government in our lives but over the years it has become a burden on hardworking taxpayers."

K-12 Education

Excerpt:"We all want the best teachers and education system for our kids. But the facts below show that money isn't the only solution."

Amendment, Voter ID

Excerpt:"This is a common sense solution to help ensure the integrity of our election system. Minnesotans will have the opportunity to debate the issue and vote on it on November 6, 2012."

Amendment, Definition Of Marriage

Excerpt:"This does change current law (see MN Statute 517.01 & 517.03). It is about who will decide this important cultural issue, seven judges or the citizens. People will be given the opportunity to debate the issue in the “public square” and the vote on whether the definition of marriage should remain the same."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Education
• Taxes

2011-2012

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

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Commerce and Consumer Protection
• Education
• Local Government and Elections, Vice-chair
• Taxes

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

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

Roger Chamberlain endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. ^[2]

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Chamberlain won re-election in District 38 in 2012 due to redistricting. He was unopposed in the August 14 Republican primary and defeated Timothy Henderson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[3]^[4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 38, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roger Chamberlain Incumbent	53.3%	23,817
	Democratic	Timothy Henderson	46.7%	20,849
Total Votes				44,666

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Chamberlain had no opponent in the primary. He defeated incumbent Sandy Rummel (DFL) in the general election.^[5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 53 (2010)
Candidates	Votes	Percent
Roger Chamberlain (R)	18394	52.69%
Sandy Rummel (DFL)	16483	47.22%
Write-In	33	0.09%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Chamberlain raised $39,752 in contributions. ^[6]

His three largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$13,747
Chamberlain, Roger C	$2,221
53B House District RPM	$1,100

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