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Mark Anderson (Minnesota state representative)
Mark Anderson is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 9A from 2013 to 2017.
Anderson did not seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture Finance |
| • Agriculture Policy |
| • Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy |
| • State Government Finance |
| • Transportation Policy and Finance |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Civil Law |
| • Education Policy |
| • Transportation Policy |
Campaign themes
2012
Anderson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Government
- Excerpt: "Private industry is far more efficient and effective in using financial resources than federal and state government. I believe all government would become more efficient and cost-effective, if they had less resources."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "I do not support any tax increase. And beyond that, government should be out of our pockets and away from our families and businesses."
Fiscal Policy
- Excerpt: "Our government needs a spending cap and a debt reduction plan. Plus, I support individuals and families spending their own money in a capital and free-market enterprise system."
Businesses and Jobs
- Excerpt: "I support a comprehensive restructuring of taxes and regulations to ensure Minnesota's competitive business environment."
Education
- Excerpt: "Core curriculum with an emphasis on math, science, reading, writing and American History should be a priority in every setting. Rural school funding needs to be equalized to that of metro school funding."
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. Incumbent Mark Anderson (R) did not seek re-election.
John Poston defeated Megg Litts in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 9A general election.[2][3]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 9A General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Poston |
68.64% | 13,304 | |
| Democratic | Megg Litts | 31.36% | 6,078 | |
| Total Votes | 19,382 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Megg Litts ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 9A Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 9A Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Megg Litts (unopposed) | |
John Poston ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 9A Republican primary.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 9A Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Poston (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. Dan Bye was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mark Anderson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Anderson defeated Bye in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Anderson Incumbent |
63.9% | 9,336 | |
| Democratic | Dan Bye | 36% | 5,263 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 14 | |
| Total Votes | 14,613 | |||
2012
Anderson won election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 9A. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Don Niles (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Anderson |
58.1% | 10,972 | |
| Democratic | Don Niles | 41.9% | 7,922 | |
| Total Votes | 18,894 | |||
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.
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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."[11]
2013
Anderson received a score of 100% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 8th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[12]
Recent news
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External links
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ "markandersonforrep," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ 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 5, 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 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Morrie Lanning (R) |
Minnesota State House District 9A 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by John Poston (R) |
