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Diane Anderson (Minnesota state representative)
Diane Anderson (b. July 28, 1960) is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 38A from 2011 to 2013.
Anderson is a small business owner.
Anderson graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Housing.
Campaign themes
Anderson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Job Creation
- Excerpt: "The best way for government to grow jobs is to create an environment that attracts job creators and encourages them to expand their businesses."
Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "The legislature made real progress slowing the growth of state spending, especially in health care. We worked on the most ambitious government reform agenda in decades, with bills to reduce the size, reach, and cost of government."
Quality Healthcare Services
- Excerpt: "She believes consumers should have affordable, private market health care options and they should be able to choose their own health plan. Diane's goal is to make sure we have quality health care."
Quality Education
- Excerpt: "Diane believes we should keep class sizes low and do everything we can to support our teachers."
Homelessness
- Excerpt: "Diane Anderson has been working on obtaining state funding for homelessness with an emphasis on prevention and helping people get back on their feet as soon as possible."
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Anderson served on these committees:
Elections
2012
Anderson ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 51A. She was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and was defeated by Sandra Masin (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
2010
Anderson won election to the District 38A seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Sandra Masin (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
Minnesota House of Representatives, District 38A (2010) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
Sandra Masin (DFL) | 6,829 | 47.22% | ||
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7,606 | 52.6% | ||
Write-In | 26 | 0.18% |
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
Anderson received a score of 86% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 33rd out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[6]
2011
Anderson received a score of 77% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 66th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [7]
Personal
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Anderson and her husband Gale have two children.
External links
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ "dianeandersonforhouse," 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 | ||
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Preceded by Sandra Masin (DFL) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 38A 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Linda Runbeck (R) |