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Andy Dawkins

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Andy Dawkins
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Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 65A

Education

Bachelor's

Hamline University

Law

Temple University School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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

See also: Minnesota attorney general election, 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 Green check mark transparent.pngLori 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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Andy Dawkins campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Attorney General of MinnesotaLost $15,267 N/A**
Grand total$15,267 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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In 1995, Dawkins married Ellen Anderson, a Minnesota state senator from St. Paul. They have two sons.[5]

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