Kari Dziedzic

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Kari Dziedzic
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Democratic Party

Minnesota State Senate District 60
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

12

Compensation

Base salary

$51,750/year

Per diem

$86/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Contact

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Kari Dziedzic (Democratic Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 60. She assumed office in 2012. Her current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Dziedzic (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 60. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Dziedzic began serving as Senate Majority Leader in January 2023.[1] She stepped down in February of 2024 due to ongoing health problems related to a cancer diagnosis.[2]

Dziedzic was first elected to the chamber in the January 10, 2012, special election. The special election was called to fill the vacancy created when Lawrence Pogemiller (D) resigned to accept an appointment as Director of the Office of Higher Education.[3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Dziedzic was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Dziedzic was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Dziedzic 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
• Environment and Natural Resources Finance
• Taxes

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Judiciary
• Taxes

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 60

Incumbent Kari Dziedzic won election in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 60 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kari Dziedzic
Kari Dziedzic (D)
 
98.7
 
26,484
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
360

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

Total votes: 26,844
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kari Dziedzic advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 60.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 60

Incumbent Kari Dziedzic defeated Mary Holmberg in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 60 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kari Dziedzic
Kari Dziedzic (D)
 
85.7
 
37,488
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Mary Holmberg (R)
 
14.1
 
6,171
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
70

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

Total votes: 43,729
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kari Dziedzic advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 60.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mary Holmberg advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 60.

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 Kari Dziedzic defeated Martin Super in the Minnesota State Senate District 60 general election.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 60 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kari Dziedzic Incumbent 78.07% 31,542
     Legal Marijuana Now Martin Super 21.93% 8,861
Total Votes 40,403
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Kari Dziedzic ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 60 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kari Dziedzic Incumbent (unopposed)

Martin Super ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 60 Legal Marijuana Now primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 60 Legal Marijuana Now Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Legal Marijuana Now Green check mark transparent.png Martin Super  (unopposed)

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Dziedzic won re-election to her seat in District 60. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated Mark Lazarchic (R) and Rahn V. Workcuff (Independence) in the general election on November 6.[8]

Minnesota State Senate, District 60, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKari Dziedzic Incumbent 77.4% 29,014
     Republican Mark Lazarchic 17.1% 6,400
     Independence Rahn Workcuff 5.5% 2,077
Total Votes 37,491

2012 special election

See also: State legislative special elections, 2012

Dziedzic defeated Ben Schwanke (R) in the January 10, 2012 special election.[9][10][11]

Minnesota State Senate, District 59, Special Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKari Dziedzic 79.4% 3,393
     Republican Ben Schwanke 19.3% 824
     Write-In Various 1.3% 56
Total Votes 4,273

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Kari Dziedzic did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Dziedzic's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

Infrastructure

  • Excerpt: "I will bring an enthusiasm and passion to improve our area to the State Capitol, and will work to fund the Grand Round Missing Link and Granary Road."

Education

  • Excerpt: "The best strategy for good jobs is a world-class education system, not cuts and budget gimmicks that shortchange Minnesota’s public schools. Job creation will be my top priority—and a quality education is key to a good job."

Environment and Clean Water

  • Excerpt: "I will make sure that Clean Water and Legacy funds are put to proper use in the district, restoring natural resources like our Mississippi River, and stabilizing stream banks to protect drinking water for future generations."

Equal Rights for all Minnesotans

  • Excerpt: "The marriage amendment is a civil rights issue. Hate and discrimination have no place in the state constitution. I will vote against the amendment and work vigorously to defeat it."

Neighborhoods and Affordable Housing

  • Excerpt: "We need to both foster additional owner-occupied housing to help stabilize neighborhoods that are becoming increasingly transient, and we must ensure that rental buildings are safe for the tenants who live there."

Campaign finance summary

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Kari Dziedzic campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota State Senate District 60Won general$46,090 $65,622
2020Minnesota State Senate District 60Won general$92,235 N/A**
2016Minnesota State Senate, District 60Won $72,015 N/A**
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 60Won $41,322 N/A**
Grand total$251,662 $65,622
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Axios, "Meet Minnesota's new legislative leaders," November 14, 2022
    2. ↑ ‘’INFORUM,’’ “St. Paul lawmaker Erin Murphy named Minnesota Senate majority leader,” accessed February 15, 2024
    3. ↑ Minnesota Office of Higher Education, "Governor Dayton Appoints Sen. Larry Pogemiller to Head the Office of Higher Education," October 28, 2011
    4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
    8. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
    9. ↑ Star-Tribune, "Special elections set Tuesday," January 7, 2012
    10. ↑ Minnesota SOS, "UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: State Representative District 61B," accessed January 10, 2011
    11. ↑ Politics in Minnesota, "Dziedzic, Allen win Minneapolis special elections," January 10, 2012
    12. ↑ "kariforsenate," Official Campaign Website

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