Phil Sterner
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Phillip M. "Phil" Sterner (born 1960) is Minnesota politician and a former DFL Party
member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
who represented District 37B, which includes portions of Dakota County
in the southeastern Twin Cities
metropolitan area.
After the retirement announcement of long-time Republican Rep. Dennis Ozment, Sterner ran for and won the November 4, 2008, general election, defeating Republican Judy Lindsay. He was subsequently unseated by Republican Kurt Bills in the November 2, 2010, general election.
Sterner is the owner of an insurance business in Apple Valley
and has served on the Rosemount
City Council. He and his children have attended ISD 196 public schools.
Sterner's priorities while in office included job growth, reduction in property taxes, support for education, and making health care more effective and more affordable.
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...
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...
who represented District 37B, which includes portions of Dakota County
Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the thirteenth...
in the southeastern 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.
After the retirement announcement of long-time Republican Rep. Dennis Ozment, Sterner ran for and won the November 4, 2008, general election, defeating Republican Judy Lindsay. He was subsequently unseated by Republican Kurt Bills in the November 2, 2010, general election.
Sterner is the owner of an insurance business in Apple Valley
Apple Valley, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 45,527 people, 16,344 households, and 12,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,625.5 people per square mile . There were 16,536 housing units at an average density of 953.6 per square mile...
and has served on the Rosemount
Rosemount, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,619 people, 4,742 households, and 3,931 families residing in the city. The population density was 434.2 people per square mile . There were 4,845 housing units at an average density of 143.9 per square mile...
City Council. He and his children have attended ISD 196 public schools.
Sterner's priorities while in office included job growth, reduction in property taxes, support for education, and making health care more effective and more affordable.