Augustine "Willie" Dominguez (born July 30, 1955) is a

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, and a former member of the

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. He represented District 58B, which includes portions of downtown and north

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, from 2007 to 2009. He lost the district DFL Party's endorsement to

Bobby Joe Champion Bobby Joe Champion (born December 17, 1963) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents the 59th district, which includes port ...

in 2008. He then opted to run in the

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, again losing to Champion, who went on to win in the

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on November 4, 2008. While in the House, Dominguez was a member of the Commerce and Labor Committee and the Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Committee. He also served on the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee for the Veterans Affairs Division, on the Finance subcommittees for the K-12 Finance Division, the K-12 Finance Division-Disparities in Student Support and Service (which he chaired), and the Public Safety Finance Division. Dominguez attended

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and Hennepin Technical College. He is a

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management consultant, and also has a Saturday morning radio show on KFAI Radio.

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Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Augustine Dominguez
voting record *''Follow the Money'' - Augustine Dominguez
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campaign contributions 1955 births Living people Politicians from Minneapolis Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives North Community High School alumni 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Democratic-stub