James Leiman

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James Leiman was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 4 of the Minnesota State Senate.

Campaign themes

2016

Leiman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Economic Growth and Prosperity

  • Improve Greater Minnesota’s economic situation by expanding and adequately funding programs for business growth and development.
  • Increase transportation funding for small communities and counties.
  • Restructure state government to more effectively support Greater MN.
  • Improve State government support to business through innovative and automated services and streamlining of processes.

Education

  • We need to invest more in our kids! Especially in STEM programs so that we can be competitive in a global 21st Century environment. I will sponsor legislation investing more in STEM programs right away. There is room in the budget to accomplish this now!

Sustainability

  • Enhance the economic and regulatory environment for agriculture by reducing burdensome environmental regulations on farmers and preserving land ownership rights; focus on a fair solution for the Buffer Law.
  • Adjust the Local Government Assistance (LGA) formula so that agricultural counties such as Norman so that it isn’t punished for high land values.

Flood Mitigation and Infrastructure Investment

  • Expedite funding for flood protection as no communities should have to wait almost 20 years following a traumatic flood for protection.
  • Fight for projects such as the Moorhead underpass and Detroit Lakes wastewater plant- it shouldn't take decades for Western MN to benefit from projects that are paid for by their taxes.

Cut Taxes and Enforce Government Accountability

  • Cut State income taxes for lower and middle income earners by recouping revenue losses through freezes for every department for five years and force government accountability.
  • Ensure that agricultural property owners are taxed fairly and redirect existing taxes to fund transportation projects as opposed to creating a new gas tax.[1]
 ”
—James Leiman[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 Kent Eken defeated James Leiman in the Minnesota State Senate District 4 general election.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kent Eken Incumbent 55.20% 21,420
     Republican James Leiman 44.80% 17,382
Total Votes 38,802
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Kent Eken ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 4 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kent Eken Incumbent (unopposed)


James Leiman ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 4 Republican primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png James Leiman  (unopposed)

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ James Leiman for MN Senate, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2016
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016


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