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David Bly Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 25B districtIn office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011Preceded by Raymond Cox Succeeded by Kelby Woodard Personal details Born January 8, 1952
Dubuque, IowaPolitical party Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Children 2 Residence Northfield, Minnesota Alma mater Minneapolis Technical College
Oxford University
St. Olaf College
Mankato State University
St. Mary's UniversityProfession educator, legislator Religion Congregational David Bly (born January 8, 1952, in Dubuque, Iowa) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 25B, which includes portions of Rice and Scott counties in the southeastern part of the state.[1] Communities in the district include Belle Plaine, Bridgewater, Cedar Lake, Dundas, Erin, Forest, Helena, Lonsdale, Nerstrand, Northfield, Shieldsville, Webster, Wheatland and Wheeling, as well as several townships.[2]
Bly was first elected in 2006, and was reelected in 2008.[1] He was unseated by Republican Kelby Woodard in the 2010 election, losing by 37 votes after a recount.[3] Bly was a member of the House Finance subcommittees for the Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division, the Energy Finance and Policy Division, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division, and the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division.[4]
Bly is a teacher at the Northfield Area Learning Center and a longtime resident of Northfield.[1] He is the author of a booklet called "The Middle Class Amendment."[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Bly, David". Leg.state.mn.us. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15260. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/gis/html/l2002/pdf/25b.pdf
- ^ http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/2010/12/republicans-officially-win-district-25b-after-recount/
- ^ "David Bly (DFL) 25B - Minnesota House of Representatives". House.leg.state.mn.us. http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15260. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ "Middle Class Amendment". Middle Class Amendment. http://www.middleclassamendment.com/. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
External links
- David Bly at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Rep. Bly Web Page
- Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. David Bly
- David Bly Campaign Web Site
- A Middle Class Amendment
Categories:- 1952 births
- Living people
- People from Dubuque, Iowa
- American Congregationalists
- Minnesota Democrats
- People from Rice County, Minnesota
- People from Northfield, Minnesota
- Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- St. Olaf College alumni
- Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni
- St. Mary's University alumni
- Minnesota politician stubs
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