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Dennis Smith (Minnesota)
Dennis Smith (Republican Party) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 34B. He assumed office on January 6, 2015. He left office on January 8, 2019.
Smith (Republican Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Minnesota. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 9, 2022.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Civil Law and Data Practices, Vice chair |
| • Commerce and Regulatory Reform |
| • Education |
| • Rules and Legislative Administration |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Civil Law and Data Practices, Vice Chair |
| • Capital Investment |
| • Commerce and Regulatory Reform |
| • Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Issues
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Smith endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[1]
- See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Jim Schultz and Laurice Anderson in the general election for Attorney General of Minnesota on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keith Ellison (D) | 50.4 | 1,254,371 |
 | Jim Schultz (R) | 49.5 | 1,233,556 | |
| Laurice Anderson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,362 | ||
| Total votes: 2,490,301 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Bill Dahn in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Ellison | 89.3 | 378,367 |
| Bill Dahn | 10.7 | 45,110 | ||
| Total votes: 423,477 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Jim Schultz defeated Doug Wardlow and Sharon Anderson in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Schultz | 52.5 | 163,944 |
 | Doug Wardlow | 34.8 | 108,537 | |
 | Sharon Anderson | 12.7 | 39,723 | |
| Total votes: 312,204 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis Smith (R)
- Tad Jude (R)
- Lynne Torgerson (R)
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B
Kristin Bahner defeated incumbent Dennis Smith in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristin Bahner (D) | 52.8 | 12,194 |
 | Dennis Smith (R) | 47.1 | 10,873 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 23,100 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B
Kristin Bahner advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Bahner |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B
Incumbent Dennis Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Dennis Smith |
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2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives 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 Dennis Smith defeated Kristin Bahner in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B general election.[2][3]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 34B General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dennis Smith Incumbent |
55.96% | 13,773 | |
| Democratic | Kristin Bahner | 44.04% | 10,841 | |
| Total Votes | 24,614 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Kristin Bahner ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 34B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kristin Bahner (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Dennis Smith ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B Republican primary.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 34B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dennis Smith Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. David Hoden was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Dennis Smith was unopposed in the Republican primary. Smith defeated Hoden in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Dennis Smith |
56.4% | 9,016 | |
| Democratic | David Hoden | 43.5% | 6,965 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 15,998 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 11 to May 17. Special sessions were convened: June 12 to June 19; July 13 to July 21; August 12; September 11; October 12 to October 15; and November 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 20.
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2018
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In 2018, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.
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2017
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In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.
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2016
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In 2016, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from March 8 through May 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 6 through May 18.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dennis Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Smith's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | Jobs Creation
I will be a strong advocate for promoting and advancing free market policies that enable our community’s small businesses, the bedrock of our state’s economy, the flexibility and freedom to grow and prosper. Spending and Taxes Health Care Education Having a productive educational system is essential for our state’s future. I will work to ensure more accountability is placed in the classroom, teachers are rewarded for their student’s success, and parents and children have more options when it comes to their educational choices. I will fight for more local control of education and against educational fads such as Common Core and Standards Based Grading that do nothing to help students.[9][10] |
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
- Office website
- Official campaign website
- Dennis Smith on Facebook
- Dennis Smith on Twitter
- Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings"
Footnotes
- ↑ MPR News, "Rubio nets backing from two dozen state legislators," February 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Dennis Smith for State House, "The Issues," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by Kurt Zellers (R) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Kristin Bahner (D) |
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State of Minnesota St. Paul (capital) |
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