Phillip M. Sterner (born 1960) is a Minnesota politician, DFL Party member and former member of the

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who represented State Senate District 37B, which included portions of Dakota County in the southeastern

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metropolitan area. After the retirement announcement of long-time 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 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 Represe ...

in the November 2, 2010, general election. Sterner is the owner of an insurance business in Apple Valley and has served on the

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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 effective and more affordable.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sterner, Phil Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1960 births Living people People from Burnsville, Minnesota 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature