Denise Dittrich
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Denise R. Dittrich (born August 6, 1957) is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
, representing District 47A, which includes portions of the cities of Coon Rapids
and Champlin
in Anoka
and Hennepin
counties, which are part of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area.
A Democrat
, Dittrich is currently a member of the House's K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee and Taxes Committee, and also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the K-12 Education Finance Division and the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property and Local Sales Tax Division.
Dittrich unseated incumbent Bill Haas, a Republican
, in the 2004 general election. Her margin of victory was 52%-48%. Her platform consisted primarily of increasing education funding and development of the Northstar Commuter Rail Line. On May 21, 2011, she joined the House Republican Majority in voting for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and woman.
In 2006, Dittrich defeated her Republican challenger, John Tomczak, 54%-46%. In 2008, she defeated her Republican challenger, Troy Buchholz, 59%-40%. In 2010, she defeated her Republican challenger, Cameron Roberson, 50.9% to 49%.
Representative Dittrich opposes same-sex marriage
and in 2011 voted to amend the Minnesota Constitution to ban recognition and protection of same-gender families.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
, representing District 47A, which includes portions of the cities of Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 61,627 people, 22,578 households, and 16,572 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,718.1 people per square mile . There were 22,828 housing units at an average density of 1,007.2 per square mile...
and Champlin
Champlin, Minnesota
Champlin is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,089 at the 2010 census.U.S. Route 169 serves as a main arterial route in the city.- Geography :...
in Anoka
Anoka County, Minnesota
Anoka County is the fourth-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the counties of Isanti on the north, Chisago and Washington on the east, Hennepin and Ramsey on the south, Sherburne on the west, and the Mississippi River on the southwest.As of 2010, Anoka...
and Hennepin
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...
counties, which are part of the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
metropolitan area.
A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, Dittrich is currently a member of the House's K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee and Taxes Committee, and also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the K-12 Education Finance Division and the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property and Local Sales Tax Division.
Dittrich unseated incumbent Bill Haas, a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, in the 2004 general election. Her margin of victory was 52%-48%. Her platform consisted primarily of increasing education funding and development of the Northstar Commuter Rail Line. On May 21, 2011, she joined the House Republican Majority in voting for a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and woman.
In 2006, Dittrich defeated her Republican challenger, John Tomczak, 54%-46%. In 2008, she defeated her Republican challenger, Troy Buchholz, 59%-40%. In 2010, she defeated her Republican challenger, Cameron Roberson, 50.9% to 49%.
Representative Dittrich opposes same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
and in 2011 voted to amend the Minnesota Constitution to ban recognition and protection of same-gender families.