Paul Novotny
Paul Novotny (born May 26, 1966) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2020. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Novotny represents District 30B in east-central Minnesota, which includes the cities of Elk River and Otsego and parts of Anoka, Sherburne, and Wright Counties. Early life, education, and career Novotny grew up on a dairy farm in Elk River, Minnesota. He graduated from North Hennepin Community College with an A.A.S. in law enforcement. Novotny has worked as a police officer in Princeton, Minnesota, and was a sergeant for the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, serving as an investigative sergeant and a firearms instructor over the course of his 30-year career. Minnesota House of Representatives Novotny was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in a special election on February 4, 2020. He won a full term in November 2020 and was reelected in 2022. Novotny first ran after four-term incumbent Nick ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nick Zerwas
Nicholas Zerwas (born December 15, 1980) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 30A in east-central Minnesota until his resignation on December 6, 2019. Education and early career Zerwas attended Hamline University, graduating in 2003 with a B.A. in biology and forensic science. He later received an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix. He served in the Elk River City Council for six years. Minnesota House of Representatives Zerwas was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012. On November 25, 2019, Zerwas announced his resignation, effective on December 6, 2019. In a statement, he cited "My recent heart surgery brought into focus the need to spend as much time as I can with my wife and three-year-old son and spend my prime working years providing the best possible life for my family." Governor Tim Walz called a special election A by-e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wright County, Minnesota
Wright County is a County (United States), county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 141,337 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, then growing to an estimated 154,593 in 2024. Its county seat is Buffalo, Minnesota, Buffalo. The county was founded in 1855. Wright County is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota, Bloomington, MN-Wisconsin, WI Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Metropolitan Statistical Area. In terms of population, Wright County is the tenth-largest county in Minnesota and the fastest growing. History The county was established in 1855, and was named for New York politician Silas Wright. The first county seat was Monticello, Minnesota, Monticello; in 1868 the county seat was changed to Buffalo, Minnesota, Buffalo. Most of the area's first settlers were of German and Swedish origin. The county's population in 1860 was 3,729; in 1875, it was 13,775. The 1998 thriller ''A Simple Plan ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republican Party Members Of The Minnesota House Of Representatives
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Living People
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Minnesota Secretary Of State
The secretary of state of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch, executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Twenty-two individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. The incumbent is Steve Simon, a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Election and term of office The secretary of state is elected by the people on Election Day (United States), Election Day in November, and takes office on the first Monday of the next January. There is no term limit, limit to the number of terms a secretary of state may hold. To be elected secretary of state, a person must be qualified voter, permanently resident in the state of Minnesota at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 21 years of age. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the secretary of state, the Governor of Minnesota, governor may appoint a successor to serve the balance of the term. The secretary of state may also be recall electio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota affiliated with the national Democratic Party. The party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944. The DFL is one of two state Democratic Party affiliates with a different name from that of the national party, the other being the neighboring North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party. The DFL controls four of Minnesota's eight U.S. House seats, both of its U.S. Senate seats, the Minnesota Senate, and all other statewide offices, including the governorship, making it the dominant party in the state. Its main political rival is the Republican Party of Minnesota. History During the 1930s, the Farmer–Labor Party had gained traction with radical platforms that challenged economic and social inequalities, backed by Governor Floyd B. Olson. However, by 1938, the party's influence waned due to i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Minnesota House Of Representatives Election
The 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2022, to elect members to the Minnesota House of Representatives, House of Representatives of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9, 2022. The election coincided with the 2022 Minnesota Senate election, election of the other chamber of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature, the Minnesota Senate, Senate. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Democrats (DFL) retained all of their seats, keeping their majority of 70 out of 134 seats. This happened simultaneously with gains in the state senate, giving the DFL control of that chamber for the first time since 2012, and Governor Tim Walz winning re-election. The DFL won a Government trifecta, trifecta in the state for the first time since 2012. Background As a result of the 2020 election, the DFL maintained control of the House, albeit with a reduced seat majori ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 Minnesota House Of Representatives Election
The 2020 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 2020, to elect members to the Minnesota House of Representatives, House of Representatives of the 92nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 11, 2020. The election coincided with the 2020 Minnesota Senate election, election of the other house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature, the Minnesota Senate, Senate, and 2020 Minnesota elections, other elections. Background The last election in 2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2018 resulted in the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) winning a majority of 75 seats, ending four years of a Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican majority. As there was no Senate election, this resulted in split control of the Legislature, with Republicans holding a majority in the Senate they won in 2016 Minnesota Senate election, 2016. Electoral system The 134 members ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 Minnesota House Of Representatives District 30A Special Election
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 4, 2020, to elect a new member for District 30A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Republican member Nick Zerwas. A primary election was held on January 14, 2020, to nominate Republican candidate. Paul Novotny, the Republican nominee, won the special election. Background On November 25, 2019, District 30A incumbent Nick Zerwas announced he would resign a week later on December 6. Zerwas, who was born with a congenital heart defect and had recently undergone heart surgery, said he would like to spend more time with his family and to better support them outside of the Legislature. On November 27, 2019, Governor Tim Walz announced the date of the special election, which will be held before and allow the winner to be seated by the February 11 reconvening of the 91st Minnesota Legislature. District 30A represents southeastern Sherburne County and a small part of northeast ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Princeton, Minnesota
Princeton is a city in Mille Lacs and Sherburne counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, at the junction of the Rum River and its West Branch. It is north of Minneapolis and east of St. Cloud, at the intersection of Highways 169 and 95. The population was 4,819 at the 2020 census and an estimated 5,311 in 2022. A majority of its residents live in Mille Lacs County. History In the winter of 1855 Samuel Ross, Jame W. Gillian, Dorilus Morrison, John S. Prince and Richard Chute platted the town of Princeton. The plat was officially recorded on April 19, 1856.''Princeton Centennial.'' #Ptown, Minn.: Princeton Centennial Committee. 1956. Lumbering Princeton's location near the junction of the Rum River and its West Branch was critical to the town's development. In 1847, Daniel Stanchfield led an expedition to explore the Rum River. The group discovered vast white pine forests upstream from Princeton's future site along the Rum River, the West Branch Rum River, and their tri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sherburne County, Minnesota
Sherburne County is a County (United States), county in Central Minnesota. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 97,183. The county seat is Elk River, Minnesota, Elk River. As of late 2024 the county obtained a city when Baldwin Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota, Baldwin Township incorporated into thCity of Baldwin Although Baldwin partially incorporated to avoid a partial annexation by Princeton, Minnesota, Princeton, the township had been discussing incorporation for over twenty years primarily as a means to qualify for additional state and federal funding. Sherburne County is included in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota, Bloomington, Minnesota, MN-Wisconsin, WI Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The Wisconsin Territory was established by the federal government effective July 3, 1836, and existed until its eastern portion was granted statehood (as Wisconsin) in 1848. Therefore, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republican Party Of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the state affiliate of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in Minnesota and the oldest active political party in the state. Founded in 1855, the party is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, Edina, and the current chairman is Alex Plechash. Starting in 2025 and as a result of the 2024 Minnesota elections, 2024 elections, the Republican Party of Minnesota does not have substantial power in the state, holding no statewide executive offices or U.S. Senate seats. It holds a one-seat majority in the Minnesota House of Representatives and a one-seat minority in the Minnesota Senate, Senate. The party controls four of Minnesota's congressional districts, Minnesota's eight congressional districts. The last Republican governor of the state was Tim Pawlenty, who served from 2003 to 2011. The last Republican Presidential candidate to win the state was Richard Nixon in 1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1972, thus mak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |