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Zach Dorholt
Zach Dorholt (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 14B. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Dorholt (Democratic Party) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 14B.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dorholt served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Government Operations |
| • Higher Education Finance and Policy, Vice chair |
| • Transportation Policy |
Elections
2026
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B
Zach Dorholt and Sue Ek are running in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B on November 3, 2026.
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| Sue Ek (R) | ||
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Endorsements
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2016
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| During the 2016 election cycle Dorholt was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama |
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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 Jim Knoblach defeated Zach Dorholt in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B general election.[1][2]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 14B General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Knoblach Incumbent |
51.33% | 8,887 | |
| Democratic | Zach Dorholt | 48.67% | 8,427 | |
| Total Votes | 17,314 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Zach Dorholt ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 14B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Zach Dorholt (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jim Knoblach ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B Republican primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 14B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Knoblach Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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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 Zach Dorholt was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jim Knoblach was unopposed in the Republican primary. Knoblach defeated Dorholt in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jim Knoblach |
50.2% | 5,674 | |
| Democratic | Zach Dorholt Incumbent | 49.5% | 5,605 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.3% | 35 | |
| Total Votes | 11,314 | |||
2012
Dorholt won election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated incumbent King Banaian (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Zach Dorholt |
56.4% | 10,017 | |
| Republican | King Banaian Incumbent | 43.6% | 7,749 | |
| Total Votes | 17,766 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2016
Dorholt's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Education
Jobs, Community Development, Economy Minnesota needs an economy…
Budget
Energy and the Environment
Equal Rights
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| —Zach Dorholt[11] | ||
2012
Dorholt's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]
Education
- Excerpt: "I will fully support our institutions of higher education, one of the best investments Minnesota has ever made"
E-12 Education
- Excerpt: "Investing in education is the financially smart choice. We invest now or we pay more in the future. It is time to stop borrowing from our children’s future with cheap budget gimmicks that wreak havoc on our school districts and leave them at the mercy of levies."
Higher Education
- Excerpt: "An affordable education needs to be accessible to every student who chooses to pursue higher learning. Rising college tuition forces students to choose: food and rent, or books and tuition."
Jobs, Community Development, Economy
- Excerpt: "Making Minnesota work will take a team effort. Small businesses in our communities often struggle with regulations, and have difficulty providing quality health insurance to their employees."
Budget
- Excerpt: "I will work toward a budget that develops our long-term needs and does not take out a loan on our children’s future."
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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.
- 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
Dorholt received a score of 0% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 122nd out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[14]
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Dorholt's endorsements included the following:[15]
- Conservation Minnesota
- OutFront MN
- TakeAction MN
- Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
- Sierra Club
- Education Minnesota
- AFSCME Council 5
- Minnesota Nurses Association
- Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
- Minnesota Farmers Union
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota House of Representatives District 14B |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Zach Dorholt, "Priorities," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ "zacharydorholt," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Zach Dorholt, "Endorsements," accessed September 22, 2016
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