Dan Sparks (Minnesota)

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Dan Sparks
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 27
Successor: Gene Dornink
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Last election

November 3, 2020

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Dan Sparks (Democratic Party) was a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office in 2003. He left office on January 5, 2021.

Sparks (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 27. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.


Biography

Sparks attended the University of Minnesota and St. Cloud State University. His professional experience includes working as a loan officer.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Sparks was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance
• Capital Investment
• Commerce and Consumer Protection

2013-2014

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

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Capital Investment
• Higher Education and Workforce Development
• Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development, Chair

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

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

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 27

Gene Dornink defeated incumbent Dan Sparks and Tyler Becvar in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gene Dornink
Gene Dornink (R)
 
48.9
 
19,759
Image of Dan Sparks
Dan Sparks (D)
 
44.4
 
17,941
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Tyler Becvar (Legal Marijuana Now Party)
 
6.7
 
2,699
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
32

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

Total votes: 40,431
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dan Sparks advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 27.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Gene Dornink advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 27.

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election was canceled. Tyler Becvar advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 27.

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 Dan Sparks defeated Gene Dornink in the Minnesota State Senate District 27 general election.[1][2]

Minnesota State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dan Sparks Incumbent 54.80% 20,540
     Republican Gene Dornink 45.20% 16,944
Total Votes 37,484
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Dan Sparks ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 27 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dan Sparks Incumbent (unopposed)


Gene Dornink defeated Cynthia Gail in the Minnesota State Senate District 27 Republican primary.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gene Dornink 69.15% 948
     Republican Cynthia Gail 30.85% 423
Total Votes 1,371

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Sparks won re-election in 2012. He was unopposed in the August 14 Democratic primary and defeated Linden Anderson (R) in the general election on November 6.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 27, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDan Sparks Incumbent 68.3% 26,552
     Republican Linden Anderson 31.7% 12,334
Total Votes 38,886

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Sparks won re-election to the 27th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Kathy Green ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 27 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Sparks (DFL) 17574 61.44%
Kathy Green (R) 11005 38.48%
Write-In 23 0.08%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Sparks won re-election to the 27th District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating George Marin (R).[7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 27 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Sparks (DFL) 21,739 67.72%
George Marin (R) 10,329 32.18%
Write-In 32 0.10%

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Dan Sparks campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Minnesota State Senate District 27Lost general$66,231 N/A**
2016Minnesota State Senate, District 27Won $64,177 N/A**
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 27Won $37,845 N/A**
2010Minnesota State Senate, District 27Won $45,235 N/A**
2006Minnesota State Senate, District 27Won $59,840 N/A**
2002Minnesota State Senate, District 27Won $39,467 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 and State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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2020

In 2020, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 11 to May 17. Special sessions were convened: June 12 to June 19; July 13 to July 21; August 12; September 11; October 12 to October 15; and November 12.

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2011

Personal

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Sparks and his wife, Andrea, have three children.

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on October 8, 2020

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On October 19, 2020, Sparks announced he had tested positive for coronavirus on October 8.[8]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report," accessed May 25, 2014
  6. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - Nov. 7, 2006," accessed May 15, 2014
  8. ↑ KIMT3, "AUSTIN STATE LAWMAKER TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS," October 19, 2020
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Preceded by
- 		Minnesota State Senate District 27
2003-2021 		Succeeded by
Gene Dornink (R)


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