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Joe Mullery
Joe Mullery is a former Democratic-Farmer Labor member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 59A from 1997 to 2017.
Biography
Mullery earned his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Minnesota. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Mullery served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Health and Human Services Reform, DFL Lead |
| • Education Finance |
| • Government Operations and Elections Policy |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Mullery served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy, Chair |
| • Health and Human Services Policy |
| • Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy |
| • Public Safety Finance and Policy |
| • Ways and Means |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mullery served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Commerce and Regulatory Reform |
| • Jobs and Economic Development Finance |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mullery served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Civil Justice, Chair |
| • Commerce and Labor |
| • Public Safety Policy and Oversight |
| • Taxes |
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.
Elections
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.
Fue Lee defeated Jessica Newville in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A general election.[2][3]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 59A General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Fue Lee |
81.26% | 12,585 | |
| Republican | Jessica Newville | 18.74% | 2,903 | |
| Total Votes | 15,488 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Fue Lee defeated incumbent Joe Mullery in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 59A Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Fue Lee |
55.52% | 1,584 | |
| Democratic | Joe Mullery Incumbent | 44.48% | 1,269 | |
| Total Votes | 2,853 | |||
Jessica Newville ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A Republican primary.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 59A Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jessica Newville (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. Incumbent Joe Mullery was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Fred Statema was unopposed in the Republican primary. Mullery defeated Statema in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Mullery Incumbent |
82% | 7,358 | |
| Republican | Fred Statema | 17.2% | 1,547 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.8% | 70 | |
| Total Votes | 8,975 | |||
2012
Mullery won re-election to the House in District 59A in 2012. He defeated Marcus Harcus in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Cindy Lilly (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Mullery Incumbent |
84.5% | 14,017 | |
| Republican | Cindy Lilly | 15.5% | 2,577 | |
| Total Votes | 16,594 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Joe Mullery Incumbent |
77.3% | 1,441 |
| Marcus Harcus | 22.7% | 424 |
| Total Votes | 1,865 | |
2010
Mullery won re-election to the District 58A Seat in 2010. He defeated David Anthony Boyd in the August 10 Democratic primary. He defeated Chris Hiatt (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 58A (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Joe Mullery (DFL)
|
6,798 | 78.99% | ||
| Chris Hiatt (R) | 1,775 | 20.63% | ||
| Write-In | 33 | 0.38% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Joe Mullery won election to the District 58A Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Grant Cermak. [12]
Joe Mullery raised $43,682 for his campaign.[13]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 58A (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Joe Mullery (DFL)
|
11,814 | 81.96% | ||
| Grant Cermak (R) | 2,530 | 17.55% | ||
| Write-In | 71 | 0.49% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Minnesota scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2017
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.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their support for the organization's principles, which it defines as "provid[ing] a basis for a constitutionally limited government established to sustain life, liberty, justice, property rights and free enterprise."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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2014
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In 2014, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 25 to May 19.
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2013
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In 2013, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 20.
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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."[14]
2013
Mullery received a score of 0% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 93rd out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[15]
2012
Mullery received a score of 29% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 88th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[16]
2011
Mullery received a score of 8% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 91st out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [17]
Personal
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Mullery has been Chair of the 4th Ward Democratic-Farmer-Labor Club, and a member of the 5th Congressional District Outreach Committee Democratic-Farmer-Labor, and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor 5th District Executive Committee.[1]
Recent news
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External links
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Mullery
- ↑ 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, "2014 General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ 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, 2012 Candidate Filings - State Representative, accessed July 23, 2012
- ↑ AP "Minnesota - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed March 9, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "All Races by Legislative District," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Mullery's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," 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 Diane Loeffler (DFL) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Fue Lee (DFL) |
| Preceded by - |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 58A 1997–2013 |
Succeeded by Mary Liz Holberg (R) |
