- Steve Dille
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name = Steve Dille
birth_date = Birth date and age|1945|3|16|mf=y
birth_place =Minneapolis ,Minnesota
residence =Dassel ,Minnesota
death_date =
death_place =
office =Minnesota Senate
term_start = 1993
term_end = Incumbent
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successor =
constituency = District 18
office2 =Minnesota House of Representatives
term_start2 = 1987
term_end2 = 1992
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constituency2 = District 21A
party = Republican
religion =Covenant
occupation =Farmer ,Veterinarian
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spouse = Pamela Johnson Dille
children = 4 Nicholas, Kaisa, Spencer, and Mitchell
footnotes =Steve Dille(born
March 16 1945 ) is an American politician in the Minnesota State Senate. He is currently a member of theRepublican Party of Minnesota .Background
Dille was born in
Minneapolis ,Minnesota in 1945.He graduated from
Litchfield High School in 1963, obtained a B.S. from theUniversity of Minnesota , and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from theUniversity of Minnesota , College of Veterinary Medicine in 1969. He was a Rodeo Cowboy.Dille currently lives in
Dassel, Minnesota with his wife Pamela, has 4 children, and 2 grandchildren.Career in Politics
Dille was first elected to the
Minnesota House of Representatives from district 21A in 1986 as a Republican, and was re-elected in 1988, and 1990.In 1992 Dille was elected to theMinnesota Senate from district 20. He was re-elected in 1996 and 2000.In 2002, Dille was re-elected to theMinnesota Senate , now from district 18, and was re-elected in 2006.Electoral history
*2006 Race for Minnesota Senate — District 18
**Steve Dille(R) 61.94% (19654 votes)
**Hal Kimball (DFL), 37.99% (12054 votes)
**Write-in, 0.08% (24 votes)*2002 Race for Minnesota Senate — District 18
**Steve Dille(R) 68.36% (21368 votes)
**Sheila D. Sudbeck (DFL), 28.33% (8855 votes)
**Paul Murray (Constitution) 3.22%(1006 votes)
**Write-in, 0.10% (31 votes)*2000 Race for Minnesota Senate — District 20
**Steve Dille(R) 65.14% (21071 votes)
**Jeffrey R. Krueger (DFL), 34.86% (11274 votes)Bibliography
Dille, Steve. Livestock, Good for the Economy and Good for the Environment: Minnesota Needs More Livestock: a Report. Dassel, MN: S. Dille, 2005.
References
*Steve Dille at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10146]External links
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