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Michael Paymar
Michael Paymar (b. December 27, 1953) is a former Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 64B from 1997 to 2015. Paymar did not seek re-election in 2014.
Biography
Paymar earned his B.A. in education/History from the College of Saint Scholastica, and M.P.A. from Hamline University. His professional experience includes working as a Resource Specialist at the Battered Women's Justice Project, Program Coordinator for the National Training Project, Consultant for the Open Society Institute, social worker and teacher.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Paymar served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Civil Law |
| • Judiciary Finance and Policy |
| • Public Safety Finance and Policy, Chair |
| • Taxes |
| • Ways and Means |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Paymar served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Ethics |
| • Jobs and Economic Development Finance |
| • Rules and Legislative Administration |
| • Taxes |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Paymar served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Civil Justice |
| • Finance |
| • Public Safety Policy and Oversight |
Campaign themes
2012
Paymar's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Capital Investments
- Excerpt: "The Legislature made strategic, targeted investments in high-priority; shovel-ready infrastructure improvements to maximize job creation impact and strengthen Minnesota's economy. It is estimated that the bonding bill will put over 10,000 people back to work."
Education
- Excerpt: "Hopefully, with an improved economy and a new governor and reconstituted legislature we can make the hard budget choices, which will mean some increased revenues."
Health and Human Services
- Excerpt: "We maintained [General Assistance Medical Care], so the very poor will have health insurance-not a perfect plan, but it was the best we could do with this Governor."
Public Safety and Guns
- Excerpt: "As chair of the Public Safety Finance Division, I sought to preserve public safety which I believe is a core government function, despite having to cut an additional $36 million from our budget. This was on top of the cuts we already made in the first year of the biennium.... I was disappointed that my bill to plug the gun show loophole didn't pass out of a committee. The bill would have simply required that anyone purchasing a firearm at a gun show obtain a background check, just like if you were buying a weapon at a sporting goods store. A background check disqualifies felons, domestic abusers, and people with serious mental health problems from purchasing firearms. "
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
- Excerpt: "I was pleased with the huge commitment we made to environmental protection and our habitat with the revenue from the dedicated sale tax. We appropriated $26 million, with the majority going to land, habitat, and recreation. Significant investments were made for water resources, protection against invasive species, renewable energy and environmental education."
Elections
2014
Paymar did not seek re-election in the 2014 election.[3]
2012
Paymar won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 64B. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Brandon Carmack (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Michael Paymar Incumbent |
72.3% | 17,273 | |
| Republican | Brandon Carmack | 27.7% | 6,612 | |
| Total Votes | 23,885 | |||
2010
Paymar won re-election to the District 64B seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Andrew Smith (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64B (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Michael Paymar (DFL)
|
12,209 | 69.39% | ||
| Andrew Smith (R) | 5,369 | 30.52% | ||
| Write-In | 16 | 0.09% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Michael Paymar won election to the District 64B Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Emory Dively.[7]
Michael Paymar raised $30,664 for his campaign.[8]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 64B (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Michael Paymar (DFL)
|
16,143 | 71.85% | ||
| Emory Dively (R) | 6,284 | 27.97% | ||
| Write-In | 41 | 0.18% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 25 to May 19.
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- 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.
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- 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."[9]
2013
Paymar received a score of 0% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 88th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[10]
2012
Paymar received a score of 29% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 87th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[11]
2011
Paymar received a score of 8% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 88th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [12]
Personal
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Paymar has two children. He has been a Board Member of ClearWay Minnesota, Eastern European Medical Society, Junior League of Saint Paul, and Scenic Minnesota.[1]
Recent news
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External links
- Office website
- Campaign website (Archived)
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Michael Paymar on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Michael Paymar's Biography," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ The Paymar Volunteer Committee, "On the Issues," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ KMSP-TV, "Minnesota Rep. Michael Paymar will not seek re-election in 2014," November 20, 2013. accessed November 25, 2013
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ 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, "Paymar, Michael," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ 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 - |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 64B 1997–2015 |
Succeeded by Dave Pinto (D) |
