Diane Loeffler
Diane Loeffler (Democrat) is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 60A. Loeffler was first elected to the House in 2004 and served until her death on November 16, 2019.[1]
Biography
Loeffler's professional experience included working as a Health and Human Services/Principal Health Policy Analyst for Hennepin County; Senior Financial Analyst for the City of Minneapolis; in Human Services, Health and Training and Employment for Hennepin County; and as a Tax Policy Analyst/Legislative Representative for the League of Minnesota Cities.[2]
Campaign themes
2012
Loeffler's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
- Excerpt: "Universal access to affordable health care whether unemployed, self-employed or involved in a small business."
- Excerpt: "Health care cost containment through changes that promote health, prevention and universal coverage, all of which have been demonstrated to reduce overall health costs. "
- Excerpt: "Assuring that health insurance requirements encourage the use of prevention visits and diagnostic tests such as cholesterol screenings, Mammograms, etc. Diane will work against the movement towards increased use of catastrophic plans that do not support regular ongoing preventative care."
- Excerpt: "Access to affordable prescription drugs for all in a manner that doesn’t put out of business the local drug stores on which we all depend for immediately needed prescriptions."
- Excerpt: "Helping seniors make the right choices in accessing the new federal Medicare Drug benefit."
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Loeffler 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 |
|---|
| • Health and Human Services Finance |
| • Taxes |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Loeffler served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Health and Human Services Finance, DFL Lead Human Services |
| • Health and Human Services Reform |
| • Taxes |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Loeffler served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Health and Human Services Finance |
| • Health and Human Services Policy |
| • Taxes, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Loeffler served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Ethics |
| • Health and Human Services Reform |
| • Taxes |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Loeffler served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight |
| • Rules and Legislative Administration |
| • Taxes |
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A
Incumbent Diane Loeffler defeated Kelly Winsor in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diane Loeffler (D) | 86.5 | 19,026 |
| Kelly Winsor (R) | 13.3 | 2,922 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 22,008 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A
Incumbent Diane Loeffler advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A on August 14, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A
Kelly Winsor advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A on August 14, 2018.
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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 Diane Loeffler defeated Gabe Barnett in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A general election.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 60A General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Diane Loeffler Incumbent |
74.19% | 15,587 | |
| Ind. Progressive Liberal | Gabe Barnett | 25.81% | 5,423 | |
| Total Votes | 21,010 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Diane Loeffler ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 60A Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Diane Loeffler Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Diane Loeffler was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Brent Millsop was unopposed in the Republican primary. Loeffler defeated Millsop in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diane Loeffler Incumbent |
82.4% | 11,819 | |
| Republican | Brent Millsop | 17.2% | 2,472 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.3% | 49 | |
| Total Votes | 14,340 | |||
2012
Loeffler won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Brent Millsop (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diane Loeffler Incumbent |
82.2% | 17,021 | |
| Republican | Brent Millsop | 17.8% | 3,687 | |
| Total Votes | 20,708 | |||
2010
Diane Loeffler won re-election to the District 59A seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Mark Lazarchic (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[13]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 59A (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Diane Loeffler (DFL)
|
10,528 | 79% | ||
| Mark Lazarchic (R) | 2,757 | 20.69% | ||
| Write-In | 42 | 0.32% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Diane Loeffler won election to the District 59A Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Felix Montez, Lynne Torgerson, and David Degrio. [14]
Diane Loeffler raised $26,826 for her campaign.[15]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 59A (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Diane Loeffler (DFL)
|
13,785 | 75.29% | ||
| Felix Montez (R) | 2,520 | 13.76% | ||
| Lynne Torgerson (I) | 1,238 | 6.76% | ||
| David Degrio (I) | 723 | 3.95% | ||
| Write-In | 43 | 0.23% | ||
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2019.
- Action 4 Liberty — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- AFSCME Council 5 — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota — 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."
- Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2018.
- Action 4 Liberty — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota — 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."
- Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Taxpayers League of Minnesota — Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2017.
- AFSCME Council 5 — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota — 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."
- MinnCAN — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
- Minnesota AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
- Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Taxpayers League of Minnesota — Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2016.
- AFSCME Council 5 — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota — 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."
- MinnCAN — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
- Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Minnesota Family Council — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Taxpayers League of Minnesota — Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Voices for Racial Justice — Legislators are scored by the organization on "their support for legislation forwarding an equitable and inclusive Minnesota."
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2015.
- Clean Water Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Minnesota Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Taxpayers League of Minnesota — Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2014.
- AFSCME Council 5 — Legislators are scored on if they supported or opposed AFSCME's position.
- Americans for Prosperity - Minnesota — Legislators are scored based on votes on economic issues.
- Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota — 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."
- Liberty Minnesota — Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization advocating "limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty."
- MinnCAN — Legislators are scored based on bills related to education.
- Minnesota Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Minnesota Nurses Association — Legislators are scored based on issues affecting nurses, healthcare, and working families.
- Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animals.
- NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Taxpayers League of Minnesota — Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Voices for Racial Justice — Legislators are scored by the organization on "their support for legislation forwarding an equitable and inclusive Minnesota."
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2013.
- AFSCME Council 5 — Legislators are scored on if they supported or opposed AFSCME's position.
- Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota — 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."
- MinnCAN — Legislators are scored based on bills related to education.
- Minnesota AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Minnesota Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Minnesota Family Council — Legislators are scored by the organization on their votes on bills that affect Minnesota families.
- Minnesota Majority — Legislators are scored by the organization on "a wide range of issues including taxes, government spending, elections, childcare unionization, property rights and energy policy."
- Minnesota Nurses Association — Legislators are scored based on issues affecting nurses, patients, and working families.
- Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animals.
- NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Taxpayers League of Minnesota — Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Voices for Racial Justice — Legislators are scored by the organization on "their support for legislation forwarding an equitable and inclusive Minnesota."
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2012.
- Taxpayers League of Minnesota — Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Minnesota State Legislature in 2011.
- Taxpayers League of Minnesota — Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
Personal
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Loeffler was also Executive Director of the Association for Retarded Citizens of Saint Paul, a founding Board Member of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, founder of Northeast Libraries Supporters, and a member of the Windom Park Citizens in Action.[2]
Recent news
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External links
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Minnesota DFL Rep. Diane Loeffler dies of cancer at 66," November 17, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Loeffler
- ↑ "dianeloeffler," 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
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ 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, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 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
- ↑ 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's report on Loeffler's 2008 campaign contributions
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marion Greene (DFL) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 60A 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Sydney Jordan (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 59A 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Joe Mullery (DFL) |
