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Andy Dawkins
Andrew 'Andy' J. Dawkins' (b. July 29, 1950) was a Green Party candidate for Minnesota Attorney General in the 2014 elections.[1]
Dawkins is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from Saint Paul.
Dawkins won the Green Party endorsement at its May 17 endorsing convention Crystal, Minn..[2] Andy Dawkins lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Originally from Chicago, Dawkins moved to Minnesota in the late 1960s to attend college at Hamline University in St. Paul where he earned his B.A. in history and political science in 1972.[3]
He later moved to Philadelphia, Penn. to work with homeless youth while attending law school at Temple University School of Law. He earned his J.D. from Temple in 1977.[3]
In 1980, Andy established a neighborhood law practice in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota.[4]
Dawkins has been active politically. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in the November 1987 special election. Dawkins filled the district-65A seat vacated by former Speaker of the House Fred Norton (DFL-St. Paul) upon his appointment to the state Court of Appeals.[3] He was re-elected every two years until he opted not to seek re-election in 2002.[3] In 1993, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Saint Paul against Norm Coleman.[5]
From 2002 to 2006, Dawkins led the department of Neighborhood Housing and Property Improvement for the city of Saint Paul. In 2006, he returned to the private practice of law joining the law firm of Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen.[4]
Elections
2014
Dawkins ran for election to the office of Minnesota Attorney General.[1] Dawkins sought the Green Party nomination in the primary on August 12, 2014. He received the Green Party endorsement on May 17, 2014.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Attorney General of Minnesota, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lori Swanson Incumbent |
52.6% | 1,014,714 | |
| Republican | Scott Newman | 39% | 752,543 | |
| Legalize Marijuana | Dan R. Vacek | 3% | 57,604 | |
| Independence | Brandan Borgos | 2.3% | 44,613 | |
| Libertarian | Mary O'Connor | 1.6% | 30,008 | |
| Green | Andy Dawkins | 1.5% | 28,748 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 750 | |
| Total Votes | 1,928,980 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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In 1995, Dawkins married Ellen Anderson, a Minnesota state senator from St. Paul. They have two sons.[5]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Twin Cities Pioneer Press, "Andy Dawkins to run for attorney general as Green Party candidate," June 3, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Green Party of the United States, "Andy Dawkins files in Attorney General race," June 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 No Contest: Dawkins Will Step Down and Return to Role as Community Advocate So Family Can Finally Unite Under One Roof, Minnesota House of Representatives Session Weekly, Volume 19, Issue 9, March 29, 2002
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dawkins for AG, "About Andy," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Legislative Reference Library "Dawkins, Andrew J. 'Andy,'" accessed August 5, 2014
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