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Scott Dibble
Democratic Party
Minnesota State Senate District 61
Tenure
2013 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
13
Prior offices:
Minnesota State Senate District 60
Years in office: 2003 - 2013
Minnesota House of Representatives District 60B
Years in office: 2001 - 2003
Compensation
Base salary
$51,750/year
Per diem
$86/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Other
University of Minnesota
Personal
Profession
Community organizer
Contact
Official website
Official X
Campaign website
Personal Facebook
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Scott Dibble (Democratic Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 61. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Dibble (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 61. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Dibble was first elected to the state Senate in 2002. He represented District 60 from 2003 to 2013. Due to redistricting, he was moved into District 61 in the 2012 election. Dibble served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 60B from 2001 to 2003.

Biography

Dibble attended college at the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas. His professional experience includes working as a community organizer and as a staffer to Minneapolis Councilperson Dore Mead.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Dibble was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Dibble was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Dibble was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Dibble 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
• Energy and Utilities
• Environment and Natural Resources Policy
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Environment and Energy
• Finance
• Transportation and Public Safety, Chair

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Issues

Same-sex marriage

On February 17, 2013, Dibble announced on a talk show that he would introduce a bill in the Minnesota State Senate to legalize same-sex marriage. Representative Karen Clark introduced a similar bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives, and Governor Mark Dayton stated his support for same-sex marriage. Dibble and other same-sex marriage supporters defeated the proposed Minnesota Same-Sex Marriage Amendment in the November 6, 2012 election.[1]

The legislation passed 75-59 in the House and 37-30 in the Senate; Dayton signed it into law on May 14, 2013.[2][3]

Debt negotiations

Dibble was a member of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[4] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.

TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would haved allowed states to tax online retailers.[5]

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

2022

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 61

Incumbent Scott Dibble won election in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 61 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Scott Dibble
Scott Dibble (D)
 
98.7
 
37,366
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
487

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

Total votes: 37,853
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Scott Dibble advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 61.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 61

Incumbent Scott Dibble defeated Jennifer Zielinski in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 61 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Scott Dibble
Scott Dibble (D)
 
84.8
 
49,050
Image of Jennifer Zielinski
Jennifer Zielinski (R)
 
15.1
 
8,727
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
78

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

Total votes: 57,855
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Scott Dibble advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 61.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Jennifer Zielinski advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 61.

Campaign finance

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate 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 Scott Dibble defeated Bob Carney, Jr. in the Minnesota State Senate District 61 general election.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 61 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Dibble Incumbent 81.26% 43,045
     Republican Bob Carney, Jr. 18.74% 9,924
Total Votes 52,969
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Scott Dibble ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 61 Democratic primary.[8][9]

Minnesota State Senate, District 61 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Dibble Incumbent (unopposed)


Bob Carney, Jr. ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 61 Republican primary.[8][9]

Minnesota State Senate, District 61 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bob Carney, Jr.  (unopposed)

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Dibble won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota State Senate District 61. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and was unopposed in the general election on November 6.[10]

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Dibble won re-election to the 60th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Scot Pekarek ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 60 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Dibble (DFL) 27088 79.81%
Scot Pekarek (R) 6782 19.98%
Write-In 70 0.21%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Dibble won re-election to the 60th District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating Sam Adriaens (R).[11]

Minnesota State Senate, District 60 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Dibble (DFL) 29,770 82.58%
Sam Adriaens (R) 6,200 17.20%
Write-In 82 0.23%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Scott Dibble 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.

Scott Dibble campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota State Senate District 61Won general$26,716 $42,623
2020Minnesota State Senate District 61Won general$110,537 N/A**
2016Minnesota State Senate, District 61Won $89,034 N/A**
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 61Won $43,126 N/A**
2010Minnesota State Senate, District 60Won $55,917 N/A**
2006Minnesota State Senate, District 60Won $68,682 N/A**
2002Minnesota State Senate, District 60Won $59,439 N/A**
2000Minnesota State House, District 60BWon $43,447 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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Personal

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Dibble is married to Richard Leyva.[12]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ CBS Minnesota, "Sen. Dibble Plans To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill This Week," February 18, 2013
    2. ↑ [The Huffington Post, "Minnesota Legalizes Gay Marriage: Gov. Mark Dayton Signs Bill Into Law," May 14, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013]
    3. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Minnesota Senate Passes Gay Marriage, Governor To Sign," May 13, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013
    4. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction," accessed May 15, 2014
    5. ↑ Stateline, "State legislators want revenue on table in debt talks," September 22, 2011
    6. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
    10. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
    11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - Nov. 7, 2006," accessed May 15, 2014
    12. ↑ Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, "Dibble, D. Scott 'Scott.' Retrieved July 4, 2013

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    2013-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
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    2003-2013    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Minnesota House of Representatives District 60B
    2001-2003    		 Succeeded by
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