- Bill Luther
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name =Bill Luther
width=200
date of birth= birth date and age |1945|06|27
place of birth=Fergus Falls ,Minnesota
death_date =
death_place =
state =Minnesota
district = 6th
term = 1995–2003
preceded =Rod Grams
succeeded = Mark Kennedy
party = Democratic Party
religion =
spouse =William Paul "Bill" Luther (born
June 27 ,1945 ) is an American politician. Luther was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromJanuary 3 ,1995 toJanuary 3 ,2003 , serving in the 104th, 105th, 106th, and 107th congresses, representingMinnesota's 6th congressional district .Luther was born in
Fergus Falls, Minnesota , and was educated at theUniversity of Minnesota , receiving a Bachelor of Science in 1967 and aJuris Doctor from the Law School in 1970. Before entering politics, he worked first as an attorney and later as a prosecutor for theCourt of Appeals . He was a member of theMinnesota House of Representatives from 1975 to 1976, and theMinnesota Senate from 1977 to 1994.Despite building a reputation as a moderate Democrat, congressional redistricting after the 2000 Census forced Luther into a more conservative district comprising several southern suburbs of
Minneapolis and St. Paul. Luther lost his campaign for a fifth term in Congress in 2002 to John Kline, who was challenging Luther for the third consecutive time after failed attempts in 1998 and 2000 in the newly-defined 2nd congressional district.In 2006, Luther entered the DFL Party primary for the office of
Minnesota Attorney General , after endorsed candidateMatt Entenza withdrew from the race. However, he lost the primary to Lori Swanson.Electoral history
*"'2006 Race for state Attorney General — Democratic Primary
**Lori Swanson (DFL), 42%
**Steve Kelley (DFL), 37%
**Bill Luther (DFL), 21%
*2002 Race for U.S. House of Representatives — 2nd District
**John Kline (R), 53%
**Bill Luther (DFL) (inc.), 42%
*2000 Race for U.S. House of Representatives — 6th District
**Bill Luther (DFL) (inc.), 50%
**John Kline (R), 48%
*1998 Race for U.S. House of Representatives — 6th District
**Bill Luther (DFL) (inc.), 50%
**John Kline (R), 46%
*1996 Race for U.S. House of Representatives — 6th District
**Bill Luther (DFL) (inc.), 56%
**Tad Jude (R), 44%
*1994 Race for U.S. House of Representatives — 6th District
**Bill Luther (DFL), 50%
**Tad Jude (R), 50%References
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