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Mary Sawatzky
Mary Sawatzky was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 17B of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She previously represented House District 17B from 2013 to 2015.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sawatzky served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education Policy |
| • State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs |
| • Transportation Policy |
Campaign themes
2016
Sawatzky's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Build Stronger Schools:
Investing in Economic Development:
Fixing our Roads and Bridges:
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| —Mary Sawatzky[2] | ||
2012
Sawatzky's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- Excerpt: "I will work to create more jobs in our district"
- Excerpt: "We need to support our schools for the future of Minnesota"
- Excerpt: "I will be your voice for affordable healthcare"
- Excerpt: "We need to invest in our roads and bridges"
- Excerpt: "I will use common sense with a collaborative approach"
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 Dave Baker defeated Mary Sawatzky in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B general election.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 17B General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dave Baker Incumbent |
59.59% | 11,908 | |
| Democratic | Mary Sawatzky | 40.41% | 8,075 | |
| Total Votes | 19,983 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Mary Sawatzky ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 17B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mary Sawatzky (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Dave Baker ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B Republican primary.[6][7]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 17B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dave Baker Incumbent (unopposed) | |
This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »
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 Mary Sawatzky was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Dave Baker was unopposed in the Republican primary. Baker defeated Sawatzky in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Baker |
50.7% | 7,807 | |
| Democratic | Mary Sawatzky Incumbent | 49.3% | 7,593 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 15,410 | |||
2012
Sawatzky won election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B. She defeated Jessica Rohloff in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated incumbent Bruce Vogel (R) and Zachary Liebl (Independence) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Sawatzky |
48.3% | 9,370 | |
| Republican | Bruce Vogel Incumbent | 44.2% | 8,562 | |
| Independence | Zachary Liebl | 7.5% | 1,457 | |
| Total Votes | 19,389 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mary Sawatzky |
65.9% | 1,994 |
| Jessica Rohloff | 34.1% | 1,031 |
| Total Votes | 3,025 | |
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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2014
In 2014, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 25 to May 19.
- Legislators are scored on if they supported or opposed AFSCME's position.
- Legislators are scored based on votes on economic 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 bills of interest to an organization advocating "limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty."
- Legislators are scored based on bills related to education.
- Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored based on issues affecting nurses, healthcare, and working families.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animals.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored by the organization on "their support for legislation forwarding an equitable and inclusive Minnesota."
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."[13]
2013
Sawatzky received a score of 0% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 83rd out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[14]
Recent news
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See also
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Minnesota State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Mary Sawatzky on Facebook
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- Profile from Open States
- Follow the Money career profile
- Project Vote Smart profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mary Sawatzky, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ "marysawatzky," 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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 18, 2012
- ↑ AP "Minnesota - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ 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 Bob Barrett (R) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Dave Baker (R) |
