April King
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April King was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 42 of the Minnesota State Senate.
Campaign themes
King's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Integrity
- Excerpt: "When integrity is lacking, we try to make up for it with more rules and regulations, seeking to prevent the harms that come from bad action or dishonesty. But rules can’t substitute for integrity, and as we pile up the rules, we only smother the innovative spirit that can rebuild Minnesota’s economic strength."
Budget Honesty and Local Authority
- Excerpt: "We must resist unfunded mandates by every means available. Only when each jurisdiction really controls its own budget can citizens enjoy the genius of our federal system."
Cooperation, Leadership, and Your Money
- Excerpt: "There are necessary public goods, and there are non-necessary public luxuries. Every dollar taxed for use on common goods is one that can’t be used for gifts for the grandkids, can’t buy gas to go to the lake, can’t pay for an upgraded type of prescription, or pay down the mortgage or buy karate lessons."
Education
- Excerpt: "The very best thing Minnesota can do to encourage educational achievement in our kids is to strengthen families and make economic opportunities abound, so that there is as much time and energy left for parents to spend with their kids as possible."
Family and Family Law
- Excerpt: "Recognizing the inherent limitations in life, the law in Minnesota should both facilitate the ideal family structure for children, and provide wisely for those cases when the ideal is not possible."
Elections
2012
- See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012
King ran in the 2012 election for Minnesota State Senate District 42. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and was defeated by Bev Scalze (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Bev Scalze |
55.7% | 25,607 | |
| Republican | April King | 44.3% | 20,400 | |
| Total Votes | 46,007 | |||
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Minnesota State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Bobby Champion
Majority Leader:Erin Murphy
Minority Leader:Mark Johnson
Senators
District 1
Mark Johnson (R)
District 2
Steve Green (R)
District 3
Grant Hauschild (D)
District 4
Rob Kupec (D)
District 5
Paul Utke (R)
District 6
Keri Heintzeman (R)
District 7
District 8
Jen McEwen (D)
District 9
Jordan Rasmusson (R)
District 10
Nathan Wesenberg (R)
District 11
Jason Rarick (R)
District 12
Torrey Westrom (R)
District 13
Jeff Howe (R)
District 14
Aric Putnam (D)
District 15
Gary Dahms (R)
District 16
Andrew Lang (R)
District 17
Glenn Gruenhagen (R)
District 18
Nick Frentz (D)
District 19
John Jasinski (R)
District 20
Steve Drazkowski (R)
District 21
Bill Weber (R)
District 22
Rich Draheim (R)
District 23
Gene Dornink (R)
District 24
Carla Nelson (R)
District 25
Liz Boldon (D)
District 26
Jeremy Miller (R)
District 27
Andrew Mathews (R)
District 28
Mark Koran (R)
District 29
Vacant
District 30
Eric Lucero (R)
District 31
Calvin Bahr (R)
District 32
Michael Kreun (R)
District 33
Karin Housley (R)
District 34
John Hoffman (D)
District 35
Jim Abeler (R)
District 36
District 37
Warren Limmer (R)
District 38
Susan Pha (D)
District 39
District 40
John Marty (D)
District 41
Judy Seeberger (D)
District 42
Bonnie Westlin (D)
District 43
Ann Rest (D)
District 44
Tou Xiong (D)
District 45
Ann Stewart (D)
District 46
Ron Latz (D)
District 47
Vacant
District 48
Julia Coleman (R)
District 49
Steve Cwodzinski (D)
District 50
Alice Mann (D)
District 51
Melissa Wiklund (D)
District 52
Jim Carlson (D)
District 53
Matt Klein (D)
District 54
Eric Pratt (R)
District 55
Lindsey Port (D)
District 56
Erin Maye Quade (D)
District 57
Zach Duckworth (R)
District 58
Bill Lieske (R)
District 59
Bobby Champion (D)
District 60
Doron Clark (D)
District 61
Scott Dibble (D)
District 62
Omar Fateh (D)
District 63
Zaynab Mohamed (D)
District 64
Erin Murphy (D)
District 65
Sandra Pappas (D)
District 66
District 67
Foung Hawj (D)
Democratic Party (33)
Republican Party (32)
Vacancies (2)
