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Phil Sterner
Phillip M. Sterner (born 1960) is a Minnesota politician, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, DFL Party member and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented State Senate District 37B, which included portions of Dakota County, Minnesota, Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. After the retirement announcement of long-time United States Republican Party, Republican Rep. Dennis Ozment, Sterner ran for and won the November 4, 2008, general election, defeating Republican Judy Lindsay. He was subsequently unseated by Republican Kurt Bills in the November 2, 2010, general election. Sterner is the owner of an insurance business in Apple Valley, Minnesota, Apple Valley and has served on the Rosemount, Minnesota, Rosemount City Council. He and his children have attended ISD 196 public schools. Sterner's priorities while in office included job growth, reduction in property taxes, support for education, and making health care more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Bills
Kurt Patrick Bills (born January 8, 1970) is an American educator and former politician. He has taught and coached high school since 1994. He served on the Rosemount City Council from 2008 to 2010. He then served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2011 to 2012. He was the Republican nominee for United States Senate in Minnesota in 2012, losing in a landslide to Democratic incumbent Amy Klobuchar. Early life, education, and early career Bills attended Winona State University earning a B.S. in secondary social studies education, B.A. in US history, and M.A. in education. Since 1996, Bills has worked as a secondary social studies teacher at Rosemount High School, teaching courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and American Government & Politics. He is also the former head coach of the wrestling team. Early political life In 2008, Bills was elected to the Rosemount City Council from a field of 26 candidates. Bills cited his students for his reason to enter t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |