- Denny McNamara
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Denny McNamara Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 57B districtIncumbent Assumed office
2003Personal details Born September 29, 1952 Political party Republican Party of Minnesota Spouse(s) Lynne Children 2 Residence Hastings, Minnesota Alma mater University of Minnesota Duluth
Carlson School of BusinessProfession business owner, landscape contractor, legislator Religion Catholic Dennis M. "Denny" McNamara (born September 29, 1952) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 57B, which includes portions of Dakota and Washington counties in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he is also a small business owner.[1]
McNamara was first elected in 2002, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He is currently a member of the House's Environment Policy and Oversight Committee, on which he is the ranking minority party member, and Ways and Means Committee. He also serves on the Environment Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Game, Fish and Forestry Division, and on the Finance subcommittees for the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division and the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division.[2] He was a minority whip during the 2007-2008 biennium.[3]
McNamara has voted with his Republican colleagues to advance legislation that would amend the Minnesota Constitution to permanently deny same sex couples the right to marry in Minnesota.[citation needed]
McNamara attended Archbishop Brady High School in West Saint Paul, then went on to the University of Minnesota in Duluth for two years. He graduated from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 1976, earning his B.S. in Business Administration. He is an owner of and landscape contractor for Hoffman and McNamara Nursery and Landscape in Hastings.[4][5]
References
External links
- Denny McNamara at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Rep. McNamara Web Page
- Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Denny McNamara
- Project Votesmart - Rep. Denny McNamara Profile
- Denny McNamara Campaign Web Site
Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 87th Legislature (2011-2012)
Speaker of the House: Kurt Zellers (R) • Majority Leader: Matt Dean (R) • Minority Leader: Paul Thissen (D)- A. Dan Fabian (R)
B. Debra Kiel (R) - A. Kent Eken (DFL)
B. David Hancock (R) - A. Tom Anzelc (DFL)
B. Carolyn McElfatrick (R) - A. John Persell (DFL)
B. Larry Howes (R) - A. Tom Rukavina (DFL)
B. Carly Melin (DFL) - A. David Dill (DFL)
B. Mary Murphy (DFL) - A. Thomas Huntley (DFL)
B. Kerry Gauthier (DFL) - A. Bill Hilty (DFL)
B. Roger Crawford (R) - A. Morrie Lanning (R)
B. Paul Marquart (DFL) - A. Bud Nornes (R)
B. Mark Murdock (R) - A. Torrey Westrom (R)
B. Mary Franson (R) - A. John Ward (DFL)
B. Mike LeMieur (R) - A. Paul Anderson (R)
B. Bruce Vogel (R) - A. Tim O'Driscoll (R)
B. Larry Hosch (DFL)
- A. Steve Gottwalt (R)
B. King Banaian (R) - A. Sondra Erickson (R)
B. Mary Kiffmeyer (R) - A. Kurt Daudt (R)
B. Bob Barrett (R) - A. Ron Shimanski (R)
B. Dean Urdahl (R) - A. Bruce Anderson (R)
B. Joe McDonald (R) - A. Andrew Falk (DFL)
B. Lyle Koenen (DFL) - A. Chris Swedzinski (R)
B. Paul Torkelson (R) - A. Joe Schomacker (R)
B. Rod Hamilton (R) - A. Terry Morrow (DFL)
B. Kathy Brynaert (DFL) - A. Bob Gunther (R)
B. Tony Cornish (R) - A. Glenn Gruenhagen (R)
B. Kelby Woodard (R) - A. Kory Kath (DFL)
B. Patti Fritz (DFL) - A. Rich Murray (R)
B. Jeanne Poppe (DFL) - A. Tim Kelly (R)
B. Steve Drazkowski (R)
- A. Duane Quam (R)
B. Kim Norton (DFL) - A. Tina Liebling (DFL)
B. Mike Benson (R) - A. Gene Pelowski (DFL)
B. Greg Davids (R) - A. Joyce Peppin (R)
B. Kurt Zellers (R) - A. Steve Smith (R)
B. Connie Doepke (R) - A. Ernie Leidiger (R)
B. Joe Hoppe (R) - A. Michael Beard (R)
B. Mark Buesgens (R) - A. Mary Liz Holberg (R)
B. Pat Garofalo (R) - A. Tara Mack (R)
B. Kurt Bills (R) - A. Diane Anderson (R)
B. Doug Wardlow (R) - A. Rick Hansen (DFL)
B. Joe Atkins (DFL) - A. Pam Myhra (R)
B. Ann Lenczewski (DFL) - A. Keith Downey (R)
B. Pat Mazorol (R) - A. Kirk Stensrud (R)
B. Jenifer Loon (R)
- A. Sarah Anderson (R)
B. John Benson (DFL) - A. Steve Simon (DFL)
B. Ryan Winkler (DFL) - A. Sandra Peterson (DFL)
B. Lyndon Carlson (DFL) - A. Michael Nelson (DFL)
B. Debra Hilstrom (DFL) - A. Denise Dittrich (DFL)
B. Melissa Hortman (DFL) - A. Tom Hackbarth (R)
B. Jim Abeler (R) - A. Peggy Scott (R)
B. Branden Petersen (R) - A. Carolyn Laine (DFL)
B. Kate Knuth (DFL) - A. Tim Sanders (R)
B. Tom Tillberry (DFL) - A. Bob Dettmer (R)
B. Matt Dean (R) - A. Linda Runbeck (R)
B. Carol McFarlane (R) - A. Mindy Greiling (DFL)
B. Bev Scalze (DFL) - A. Leon Lillie (DFL)
B. Nora Slawik (DFL) - A. Kathy Lohmer (R)
B. Andrea Kieffer (R)
- A. John Kriesel (R)
B. Denny McNamara (R) - A. Joe Mullery (DFL)
B. Bobby Joe Champion (DFL) - A. Diane Loeffler (DFL)
B. Phyllis Kahn (DFL) - A. Marion Greene (DFL)
B. Frank Hornstein (DFL) - A. Karen Clark (DFL)
B. vacant - A. Jim Davnie (DFL)
B. Jean Wagenius (DFL) - A. Paul Thissen (DFL)
B. Linda Slocum (DFL) - A. Erin Murphy (DFL)
B. Michael Paymar (DFL) - A. Rena Moran (DFL)
B. Carlos Mariani (DFL) - A. John Lesch (DFL)
B. Alice Hausman (DFL) - A. Tim Mahoney (DFL)
B. Sheldon Johnson (DFL)
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