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Leon Lillie
Democratic Party
Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Patty Acomb (D)
Prior offices:
Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B
Years in office: 2013 - 2023
Successor: Mike Freiberg (D)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 55A
Years in office: 2005 - 2013
Compensation
Base salary
$51,750/year
Per diem
$86/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
Luther College
Personal
Religion
Christian: Lutheran
Profession
Airlines employee
Contact
Official website
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Leon Lillie (Democratic Party) is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 44B. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Lillie (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 44B. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Leon Lillie lives in North St. Paul, Minnesota. Lillie earned his B.A. in political science from Luther College and attended Nottingham University in the United Kingdom. His career experience includes working as a baggage handler for Northwest Airlines.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Lillie was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Lillie was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Lillie was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Lillie was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
• Capital Investment
• Legacy Funding
• State Government

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lillie served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lillie served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Capital Investment
• Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy
• Legacy, Vice chair
• Rules and Legislative Administration
• Taxes

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lillie served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lillie served on the following committees:

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

2024

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B

Incumbent Leon Lillie defeated Bill Dahn and TJ Hawthorne in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Leon Lillie (D)
 
56.4
 
12,369
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Bill Dahn (R)
 
37.6
 
8,254
Image of TJ Hawthorne
TJ Hawthorne (L)
 
5.9
 
1,298
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
29

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,950
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Leon Lillie advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Bill Dahn advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lillie in this election.

2022

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B

Incumbent Leon Lillie defeated William Johnston and TJ Hawthorne in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Leon Lillie
Leon Lillie (D)
 
56.6
 
9,197
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William Johnston (R)
 
38.5
 
6,260
Image of TJ Hawthorne
TJ Hawthorne (L) Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
785
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
8

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,250
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Leon Lillie advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. William Johnston advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B.

2020

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B

Incumbent Leon Lillie defeated Jordan Herzog and Antonio Nerios in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Leon Lillie
Leon Lillie (D)
 
56.7
 
12,651
Image of Jordan Herzog
Jordan Herzog (R) Candidate Connection
 
37.3
 
8,330
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Antonio Nerios (Veterans Party of America Party) Candidate Connection
 
5.9
 
1,309
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
22

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,312
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Leon Lillie advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Jordan Herzog advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B.

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B

Incumbent Leon Lillie defeated Rachael Bucholz in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Leon Lillie
Leon Lillie (D)
 
62.3
 
11,253
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Rachael Bucholz (R)
 
37.6
 
6,788
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
19

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,060
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B

Incumbent Leon Lillie advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
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Leon Lillie

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B

Rachael Bucholz advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B on August 14, 2018.

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Rachael Bucholz

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives 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.

Incumbent Leon Lillie defeated Nathan Hansen in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B general election.[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 43B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leon Lillie Incumbent 59.67% 12,017
     Republican Nathan Hansen 40.33% 8,123
Total Votes 20,140
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Leon Lillie ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B Democratic primary.[5][6]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 43B Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leon Lillie Incumbent (unopposed)


Nathan Hansen ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B Republican primary.[5][6]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 43B Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Nathan Hansen  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 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 Leon Lillie was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Justice Whitethorn was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lillie defeated Whitethorn in the general election.[7][8][9]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 43B General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLeon Lillie Incumbent 58.1% 7,891
     Republican Justice Whitethorn 41.7% 5,672
     Write-in Write-in 0.2% 23
Total Votes 13,586

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lillie won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Kevin Klein (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 43B, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLeon Lillie Incumbent 60.5% 12,445
     Republican Kevin Klein 39.5% 8,111
Total Votes 20,556

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Lillie won re-election to the District 55A seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Nathan Hansen (R) and Joseph Polencheck (Independence Party of Minnesota) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 55A (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Leon Lillie (DFL) 7,810 56.24%
Nathan Hansen (R) 5,136 36.98%
Joseph Polencheck (Independence) 930 6.7%
Write-In 12 0.09%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Lillie won election to the District 55A Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Christine Jacobson and Bob Zick. [13]

Lillie raised $35,409 for his campaign.[14]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 55A (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Leon Lillie (DFL) 11,749 59.96%
Christine Jacobson (R) 5,961 30.42%
Bob Zick (I) 1,862 9.50%
Write-In 23 0.12%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Leon Lillie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Leon Lillie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Leon Lillie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Leon Lillie campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Minnesota House of Representatives District 44BWon general$32,220 $35,542
2022Minnesota House of Representatives District 44BWon general$27,055 $28,996
2020Minnesota House of Representatives District 43BWon general$26,293 N/A**
2018Minnesota House of Representatives District 43BWon general$26,225 N/A**
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, District 43bWon $17,005 N/A**
2014Minnesota House of Representatives, District 43bWon $26,012 N/A**
2012Minnesota House, District 43BWon $19,242 N/A**
2010Minnesota House, District 55AWon $32,134 N/A**
2008Minnesota House, District 55AWon $35,409 N/A**
2006Minnesota House, District 55AWon $27,830 N/A**
2004Minnesota House, District 55AWon $33,481 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Lillie
    2. ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Rep. Leon Lillie," accessed March 31, 2023
    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
    7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
    8. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
    9. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
    10. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
    11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
    12. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed March 9, 2014
    13. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "All Races by Legislative District," accessed April 23, 2014
    14. ↑ Follow the Money's report on Lillie's 2008 campaign contributions

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Patty Acomb (D)     		Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Minnesota House of Representatives District 43B
    2013-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Mike Freiberg (D)
    Preceded by
    -     		Minnesota House of Representatives District 55A
    2005-2013    		 Succeeded by
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