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Scott Dibble
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Minnesota State Senate District 61
Incumbent
In office
2003 - present
Term ends
January 3, 2017
Years in position 10
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$31,140.90/year
Per diem$96/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First electedNovember 5, 2002
Next electionNovember 8, 2016
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives
2001 - 2003
Education
OtherUniversity of Minnesota
Personal
BirthdayAugust 27, 1965
ProfessionCommunity Organizer
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Scott Dibble (b. August 27, 1965) is a Democratic Farm-Labor member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 61 since 2013. He previously represented District 60 from 2003 to 2013. Dibble also served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2001 to 2003.

Dibble worked as a Community Organizer and as a Staffer to Minneapolis Councilperson Dore Mead. Dibble attended college at Minnesota and St. Thomas

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2013
Environment and Energy
Finance
Transportation and Public Safety, Chair

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Issues

Same-sex marriage

On February 17, 2013, Dibble announced on a talk show that he would introduce a bill in the Minnesota State Senate to legalize same-sex marriage. Representative Karen Clark is expected to do introduce a similar bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives, and Governor Mark Dayton has already stated his support for same-sex marriage. Dibble and other same-sex marriage supporters defeated the proposed Minnesota Same-Sex Marriage Amendment in the November 6, 2012 election.[1]

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Dibble won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota State Senate District 61. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and was unopposed in the general election on November 6.[2]

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Dibble won re-election to the 60th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Scot Pekarek ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 60 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Scott Dibble (DFL) 27088 79.81%
Scot Pekarek (R) 6782 19.98%
Write-In 70 0.21%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Dibble won re-election to the 60th District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating Sam Adriaens (R).[3]

Minnesota State Senate, District 60 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Scott Dibble (DFL) 29,770 82.58%
Sam Adriaens (R) 6,200 17.20%
Write-In 82 0.23%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Dibble received $55,917 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[4]

2006

In 2006, Dibble collected $68,682 in donations.[5]

His five largest contributors in 2006 were:

Donor Amount
Public Fund $23,018
Scott Dibble $5,000
St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association $500
Minnesota State Council Service Employees Local 284 $500
Elizabeth Tisel $500

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District 60

Dibble represents Minnesota Senate District 60. District 60 includes Western and Southern Minneapolis[6].

Issues

Political positions

Debt negotiations

Dibble is one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[7] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.

TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner has proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[8]

Personal

Scott lives with his partner Richard Leyva and reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Preceded by
Jeff Hayden (DFL)
Minnesota State Senate District 61
2013-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Minnesota State Senate District 60
2003–2013
Succeeded by
Kari Dziedzic (DFL)
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