Denny McNamara

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Denny McNamara
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B
Minnesota House of Representatives District 57B
Elections and appointments
Last election

February 12, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Minnesota

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Landscape Contractor
Contact

Personal website 

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Denny McNamara (b. September 29, 1952) was a 2018 Republican special election candidate for District 54 of the Minnesota State Senate.

McNamara is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 54B from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he represented District 57B from 2003 to 2013. He did not seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016.

Biography

McNamara earned his B.S. in business administration from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota. His professional experience includes working as a landscape contractor with Hoffman and McNamara Nursery and Landscape.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Environment and Natural Resources Policy
• Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance
• Ways and Means

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Issues

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ McNamara endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[2]

See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio

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

2018

MN Senate District 54
See also: Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for the position of Minnesota State Senate District 54 was called for February 12, 2018. A special primary election was called for January 29, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was January 11, 2018.[3]

The seat became vacant on December 15, 2017, following the resignation of Dan Schoen (D). On November 21, 2017, Schoen announced that he would resign from office due to sexual misconduct allegations levied against him by state Rep. Erin Maye Quade (D), former Democratic state House candidate Lindsey Port, and a Minnesota state Senate staffer.[4]

Denny McNamara (R) defeated James Brunsgaard III (R) in the primary election. McNamara faced off against Karla Bigham (DFL) and Emily Mellingen (L) in the general election.[5][6]

Bigham defeated McNamara and Mellingen in the general election, receiving 50.7 percent of the vote to McNamara's 47.1 percent and Mellingen's 2.2 percent.

General election

Special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 54

Incumbent Karla Bigham defeated Denny McNamara and Emily Mellingen in the special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 54 on February 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Karla Bigham
Karla Bigham (D)
 
50.7
 
7,343
Image of Denny McNamara
Denny McNamara (R)
 
47.1
 
6,813
Image of Emily Mellingen
Emily Mellingen (L)
 
2.2
 
313
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
7

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

Total votes: 14,476
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54

Incumbent Karla Bigham advanced from the special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54 on January 29, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Karla Bigham
Karla Bigham
 
100.0
 
449

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

Total votes: 449
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54

Denny McNamara defeated James Brunsgaard III in the special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54 on January 29, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Denny McNamara
Denny McNamara
 
84.9
 
1,324
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
James Brunsgaard III
 
15.1
 
236

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,560
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2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 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 Denny McNamara (R) did not seek re-election.

Tony Jurgens defeated Don Slaten in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B general election.[7][8]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 54B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tony Jurgens 55.38% 11,958
     Democratic Don Slaten 44.62% 9,633
Total Votes 21,591
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Don Slaten ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B Democratic primary.[9][10]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 54B Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Don Slaten  (unopposed)


Tony Jurgens ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B Republican primary.[9][10]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 54B Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tony Jurgens  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 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. Donald Slaten was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Denny McNamara was unopposed in the Republican primary. McNamara defeated Slaten in the general election.[11][12][13]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 54B General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDenny McNamara Incumbent 60.5% 8,853
     Democratic Donald Slaten 39.3% 5,750
     Write-in Write-in 0.1% 21
Total Votes 14,624

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

McNamara won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Joanna Bayers (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[14][15]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 54B, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDenny McNamara Incumbent 57.5% 12,493
     Democratic Joanna Bayers 42.5% 9,228
Total Votes 21,721

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

McNamara won re-election to the District 57B seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated David Page (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[16]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 57B (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
David Page (DFL) 5,726 34.44%
Green check mark transparent.png Denny McNamara (R) 10,885 65,47%
Write-In 14 0.08%

2008

On November 4, 2008, McNamara won election to the District 57B Seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives, defeating Rod Van Vleet. [17]

McNamara raised $57,069 for his campaign.[18]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 57B (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Denny McNamara (R) 13,102 57.19%
Rod Van Vleet (DFL) 9,770 42.65%
Write-In 36 0.16%

Campaign themes

2012

McNamara's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[19]

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Denny also realizes that any tax increase would likely cause more businesses to close or lay off more employees, which is why he's opposed more than $4 billion in proposed tax hikes at the State Capitol over the past two years."

Economy And Government Spending

  • Excerpt: "For the past ten years, Denny has fought to prioritize state government spending and opposed outlandish tax increase proposals. With a state budget deficit looming, you can bet there will be an outcry from many lawmakers next year to raise taxes in order to increase government spending. And when that happens, you can count on Denny to shoot them down."

Environment

  • Excerpt: "Conserving our natural resources is about providing long-term protection of our environment. Denny will continue to promote conservation efforts and find new ways to keep our water, air, and land clean."

Education

  • Excerpt: "Denny believes every child deserves a quality education focused on the basics of reading, writing, science and math. He also understands that a student is a student no matter where they live, which is why he has also worked toward providing our schools with equal funding with those in the inner cities."

Campaign finance summary

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Denny McNamara campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Minnesota State Senate District 54Lost general$86,500 N/A**
2014Minnesota House of Representatives, District 54bWon $76,349 N/A**
2012Minnesota House, District 54BWon $35,177 N/A**
2010Minnesota House, District 57BWon $43,431 N/A**
2008Minnesota House, District 57BWon $57,069 N/A**
2006Minnesota House, District 57BWon $53,264 N/A**
2004Minnesota House, District 57BWon $52,795 N/A**
2002Minnesota House, District 57BWon $36,017 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor 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 their votes on bills related to education.
Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2016


2015


2014


2013


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."[20]

2013

McNamara received a score of 85% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 49th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[21]

2012

McNamara received a score of 43% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 59th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[22]

2011

McNamara received a score of 77% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 34th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [23]

Personal

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McNamara is married with two children.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. McNamara
  2. ↑ MPR News, "Rubio nets backing from two dozen state legislators," February 25, 2016
  3. ↑ StarTribune, "Special elections set to replace departed Minnesota lawmakers accused of sexual harassment," accessed December 5, 2017
  4. ↑ The Hill, "Two Minnesota state lawmakers to resign after sexual misconduct allegations," November 22, 2017
  5. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Senate District 54 and House District 23B Special Elections," accessed January 11, 2018
  6. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results Monday, January 29, 2018," accessed January 29, 2018
  7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  8. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
  12. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
  13. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
  14. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
  15. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  16. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed March 9, 2014
  17. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "All Races by Legislative District," accessed April 23, 2014
  18. ↑ Follow the Money's report on McNamara's 2008 campaign contributions
  19. ↑ "dennymcnamara," Official Campaign Website
  20. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
  21. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
  22. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
  23. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2011," accessed May 15, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
Bev Scalze (DFL) 		Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B
2013- 2017 		Succeeded by
Tony Jurgens (R)
Preceded by
- 		Minnesota House of Representatives District 57B
2003–2013 		Succeeded by
Anna Wills (R)


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