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Morrie Lanning
Morrie Lanning (b. August 27, 1944) is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 9A from 2003 to 2013.
Lanning has served as vice president of student affairs/dean of students at Concordia College-Moorhead.
Prior to joining the House, he was mayor of the City of Moorhead from 1980-2001, and a Moorhead alderman from 1974-1979.
Lanning is president of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, founding board member of the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, founder of the Heritage-Hjemkomst Interpretive Center, and co-founder/co-chair of the International Coalition for Land and Water Stewardship in the Red River Basin.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lanning served on these committees:
- Capital Investment
- Health and Human Services (Finance)
- State Government Finance, Chair
- Ways and Means
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lanning served on these committees:
- Property and Local Sales Tax Division (Lead GOP)
- Capital Investment Finance Division
- Local Government Division
- State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections
- Taxes
Elections
2010
Lanning won re-election to the District 9A seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Greg Lemke (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[2]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 9A (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Greg Lemke (DFL) | 5,356 | 39.82% | ||
 Morrie Lanning (R)
|
8,081 | 60.08% | ||
| Write-In | 13 | 0.1% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Morrie Lanning won election to the District 9A Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Mark Olaf Altenburg. [3]
Morrie Lanning raised $26,553 for his campaign.[4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 9A (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Morrie Lanning (R)
|
11,739 | 59.15% | ||
| Mark Olaf Altenburg (DFL) | 8,064 | 40.63% | ||
| Write-In | 44 | 0.22% | ||
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."[5]
2012
Lanning received a score of 43% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 64th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[6]
2011
Lanning received a score of 77% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 42nd out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [7]
Recent news
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External links
- Morrie Lanning's personal website
- Minnesota House of Representatives - Rep. Morrie Lanning
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Lanning
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed March 9, 2014
- ↑ 2008 General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money's report on Lanning's 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ 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 ' |
Minnesota State House District 9A 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by Mark Anderson (R) |
