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Bruce Vogel
Bruce Vogel (b. December 24, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 13B from 2011 to 2013.
Vogel is a business man and real estate agent. He has been part-owner of the Lakes Area realty in Wilmar since 2004.
Vogel attended Bethel College in St Paul.
Campaign themes
Vogel's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Taxes & Spending
- Excerpt: "I will strongly continue to promote job growth by supporting tax cuts for small business and corporations so they can expand and succeed."
Jobs & Business
- Excerpt: "It is time to make Minnesota a business friendly state so we can keep our jobs and people here."
Agriculture
- Excerpt: "Rural Minnesotans have a genuine love and respect for their land and they will do whats best for the land; it is their livelihood. The state needs to do a better job of supporting and promoting rural Minnesota and the goods and services our farmers provide."
Term Limits
- Excerpt: "Yes! We need term limits. We need term limits to keep the ideas and energy fresh at the capitol and to remove “career politicians” who have long forgotten that they are to serve the people not their own agenda."
Education
- Excerpt: "Simple steps such as volunteering our time and talents to help teach our children can go a long way in aiding our teachers and keeping our schools strong. As families and communities we must work together to ensure our children continue to achieve our high standard of education."
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Vogel served on these committees:
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Higher Education Policy and Finance
- Judiciary Policy and Finance
- Transportation
Elections
2012
Vogel won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and was defeated by Mary Sawatzky (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Mary Sawatzky |
48.3% | 9,370 | |
| Republican | Bruce Vogel Incumbent | 44.2% | 8,562 | |
| Independence | Zachary Liebl | 7.5% | 1,457 | |
| Total Votes | 19,389 | |||
2010
Vogel won election to the District 13B seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Al Juhnke (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 13B (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Al Juhnke (DFL) | 7,197 | 47.34% | ||
| Bruce Vogel (R)
|
7,998 | 52.6% | ||
| Write-In | 9 | 0.06% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Taxpayers League of Minnesota
The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[5]
2012
Vogel received a score of 43% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 50th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[6]
2011
Vogel received a score of 77% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 21st out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [7]
Recent news
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Personal
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Vogel and his spouse Jeanne have four children.
External links
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Facebook profile
Footnotes
- ↑ "brucevogel," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed March 9, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2011," accessed May 15, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Al Juhnke (DFL) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 13B 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Tim O'Driscoll (R) |
