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Andrew Carlson
Andrew Carlson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 50B. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 3, 2023.
Carlson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 50B. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Carlson was assigned to the following committees:
- State Government Finance and Elections Committee (decommissioned), Vice Chair
- House Taxes Committee
- Commerce Finance and Policy Committee
2019-2020
Carlson was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Civil Law and Data Practices |
| • Transportation and Regional Governance |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B
Incumbent Steve Elkins defeated Beth Beebe in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Elkins (D)  | 63.1 | 14,425 |
 | Beth Beebe (R) | 36.9 | 8,437 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 22,877 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B
Incumbent Steve Elkins defeated incumbent Andrew Carlson in the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Elkins | 61.1 | 3,179 |
 | Andrew Carlson | 38.9 | 2,025 | |
| Total votes: 5,204 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B
Beth Beebe advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth Beebe | 100.0 | 2,206 |
| Total votes: 2,206 | |||
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2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B
Incumbent Andrew Carlson defeated Gary Heyer in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Carlson (D) | 63.2 | 15,504 |
| Gary Heyer (R) | 36.8 | 9,021 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 24,545 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Carlson advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Gary Heyer advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B
Incumbent Andrew Carlson defeated Chad Anderson in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Carlson (D) | 60.8 | 12,745 |
 | Chad Anderson (R) | 39.0 | 8,180 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 20,953 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B
Incumbent Andrew Carlson advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B
Chad Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Anderson |
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2016
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| During the 2016 election cycle Carlson was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama |
Full list of Obama's 2016 endorsements |
General election
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Andrew Carlson defeated incumbent Chad Anderson in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B general election.[1][2]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Andrew Carlson |
53.68% | 12,084 | |
| Republican | Chad Anderson Incumbent | 46.32% | 10,429 | |
| Total Votes | 22,513 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Andrew Carlson defeated Christopher Seymore Sr. in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Andrew Carlson |
88.58% | 2,125 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Seymore Sr. | 11.42% | 274 | |
| Total Votes | 2,399 | |||
Incumbent Chad Anderson ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B Republican primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Chad Anderson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Special election
A special election for the position of Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B was called for February 9, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[5]
The seat was vacant following Ann Lenczewski's (D) resignation on December 15.[6]
Andrew Carlson (DFL) was defeated by Chad Anderson (R) in the special election.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Chad Anderson |
51.2% | 2,582 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Carlson | 48.7% | 2,452 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 5,039 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Andrew Carlson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Carlson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
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2021
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In 2021, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 11 to May 17. Special sessions were convened: June 12 to June 19; July 13 to July 21; August 12; September 11; October 12 to October 15; and November 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 20.
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2018
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In 2018, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.
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2017
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In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Public Radio, "Special election scheduled for Lenczewski House seat," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ StarTribune, "Ann Lenczewski's thoughts on taxes, after 17 years in the Legislature," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for State Representative District 50B," accessed February 10, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Legislative District 50B Special Election," accessed December 16, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Andrew Carlson for State Rep, "Main page," accessed July 7, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Steve Elkins (D) |
