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John Harrington
John Harrington is a former Democratic member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 67 from 2011 to 2013.
Biography
Harrington graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A., and from the College of St. Thomas with an M.A. in education and public safety in 1985.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harrington has served on these committees:
Elections
2010
- See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010
Harrington defeated eight DFL opponents in the August 10 primary. He defeated Krysia Weidell (R) and Dino Guerin (I) in the general election.[1]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 67 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 John Harrington (DFL)
|
11194 | 65.94% | ||
| Krysia Weidell (R) | 4343 | 25.58% | ||
| Dino Guerin (I) | 1393 | 8.21% | ||
| Write-In | 45 | 0.27% | ||
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."[2]
2012
Harrington received a score of 0 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 64th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[3]
2011
Harrington received a score of 15 percent in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 45th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[4]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term John + Harrington + Minnesota + Senate
External links
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
- Twitter account
Footnotes
- ↑ Secretary of State Official general election results
- ↑ 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mee Moua (DFL) |
Minnesota State Senate District 67 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Foung Hawj (DFL) |
