Patwin Lawrence

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Patwin Lawrence was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 59 of the Minnesota State Senate.

Campaign themes

2016

Lawrence's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

As senator, Patwin will support:

Jobs and Economic Development:

  • Growing of businesses and job creation within Senate District 59 through building stronger partnerships between state and local government, with both small and large businesses, and implementation of strategies to expand economic development in ALL communities throughout the district

Human Rights :

  • Restoration of the voting rights of 47,000 Minnesotans who are ineligible to vote because of a felony conviction. Simply restoring their vote is not enough. Restoration efforts should include economic/jobs/entrepreneur component to aid in reducing the recidivism rates and bring true inclusion and productive integration into society.

Housing:

  • Investment in the Minnesota Housing Finance Authority comprehensive housing plan to achieve the following in District 59 and throughout the state:
  • Promoting and supporting successful homeownership
  • Preventing foreclosures and supporting community recovery
  • Addressing specific and critical needs in rental housing market
  • Persevering federally subsidized rental housing
  • Preventing and ending homelessness

Education:

  • Educators from other states should be able to use their degrees and licenses in the state of Minnesota

Cultural/Arts:

  • Continued support of libraries, theaters, museums, and historical sites in District 59[1]
 ”
—Patwin Lawrence, [2]

Elections

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 Bobby Joe Champion defeated Jennifer Carnahan in the Minnesota State Senate District 59 general election.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 59 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bobby Joe Champion Incumbent 77.90% 27,541
     Republican Jennifer Carnahan 22.10% 7,814
Total Votes 35,355
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Bobby Joe Champion defeated Patwin Lawrence in the Minnesota State Senate District 59 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 59 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bobby Joe Champion Incumbent 81.99% 4,020
     Democratic Patwin Lawrence 18.01% 883
Total Votes 4,903


Jennifer Carnahan ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 59 Republican primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 59 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Carnahan  (unopposed)

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Patwin Lawrence, "The issues," accessed July 7, 2016
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016


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