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Deb Calvert
Deb Calvert was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 44 of the Minnesota State Senate.
Campaign themes
2016
Calvert's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Education
Jobs & the Economy
A Quality of Life Second to None
Putting People Before Politics
|
” |
| —Deb Calvert[2] | ||
Elections
2016
- See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Minnesota State Senate 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. Incumbent Terri Bonoff (D) did not seek re-election.
Paul Anderson defeated Deb Calvert in the Minnesota State Senate District 44 general election.[3][4]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 44 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Anderson |
50.19% | 25,309 | |
| Democratic | Deb Calvert | 49.81% | 25,114 | |
| Total Votes | 50,423 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Deb Calvert ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 44 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Deb Calvert (unopposed) | |
Paul Anderson ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 44 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 44 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Paul Anderson (unopposed) | |
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Calvert's endorsements included the following:[7]
- Minnetonka Mayor Terry Schneider
- Campaign Co-Chair Steve Kelley, former State Senator, DFL
- Campaign Co-Chair Karen J. Anderson, former Mayor of Minnetonka, GOP
- Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator
- Terri Bonoff, Retiring State Senator District 44
- DFL
- Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters
- Education Minnesota
- Minnesota Nurses Association
- Conservation Minnesota
Recent news
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See also
- Minnesota State Senate
- Minnesota State Senate District 44
- Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016
- Minnesota State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Deb Calvert, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Deb Calvert, "Endorsements," accessed September 21, 2016
