Steve Dille
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Steve Dille is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate
representing District 18, which includes portions of Carver
, McLeod
, Meeker
, Stearns
and Wright
counties just west of the Twin Cities
metropolitan area.
and, in 1969, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the University of Minnesota
's College of Veterinary Medicine. He was a civilian veterinary advisory in Vietnam
for three and a half years during the Vietnam War
.
Dille is an experienced rodeo cowboy
, and was state champion calf roper, steer wrestler, and bull rider. In high school he won the Minnesota All Around Cowboy title twice and placed fourth in the nation in steer wrestling.
Dille lives in Dassel, Minnesota
with his wife Pamela, who works as a media specialist at Dassel Elementary. They have four children, Nicholas, Kaisa, Spencer and Mitchell and four grandchildren, Lincoln, Amelia, Isla and Erik.
from the old District 21A in 1986, and was re-elected in 1988 and 1990.
In 1992, Dille was elected to the Minnesota Senate from the old District 20, which later became the current District 18 after the 2002 redistricting
. He was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006.
Dille is currently a member of the senate's Agriculture & Veterans, Capital Investment, Environment & Natural Resources, and Finance committees. He also serves on the Finance subcommittees for the Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division, for the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division, and for the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division-Energy Subdivision.
On November 17, 2009, Dille announced that he would not seek election to a sixth term in the Senate.
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 Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
representing District 18, which includes portions of Carver
Carver County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 70,205 people, 24,356 households, and 18,778 families residing in the county. The population density was 197 people per square mile . There were 24,883 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile...
, McLeod
McLeod County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,898 people, 13,449 households, and 9,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 14,087 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
, Meeker
Meeker County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,644 people, 8,590 households, and 6,133 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 9,821 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
, Stearns
Stearns County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 133,166 people, 47,604 households, and 32,132 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 people per square mile . There were 50,291 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...
and Wright
Wright County, Minnesota
Wright County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1855. As of 2010, the population was 124,700. Its county seat is Buffalo.-History:...
counties just west 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.
Background
Dille was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1945. He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1963, and later obtained a B.S. from the University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
and, in 1969, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
's College of Veterinary Medicine. He was a civilian veterinary advisory in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
for three and a half years during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
.
Dille is an experienced rodeo cowboy
Cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of...
, and was state champion calf roper, steer wrestler, and bull rider. In high school he won the Minnesota All Around Cowboy title twice and placed fourth in the nation in steer wrestling.
Dille lives in Dassel, Minnesota
Dassel, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,233 people, 515 households, and 313 families residing in the city. The population density was 832.7 people per square mile . There were 551 housing units at an average density of 372.1 per square mile...
with his wife Pamela, who works as a media specialist at Dassel Elementary. They have four children, Nicholas, Kaisa, Spencer and Mitchell and four grandchildren, Lincoln, Amelia, Isla and Erik.
Service in the Minnesota House and Senate
Dille served as a township supervisor in Dassel from 1977 to 1984, and as a Meeker County commissioner from 1985 to 1987. He was elected to the Minnesota House of RepresentativesMinnesota 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...
from the old District 21A in 1986, and was re-elected in 1988 and 1990.
In 1992, Dille was elected to the Minnesota Senate from the old District 20, which later became the current District 18 after the 2002 redistricting
Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...
. He was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006.
Dille is currently a member of the senate's Agriculture & Veterans, Capital Investment, Environment & Natural Resources, and Finance committees. He also serves on the Finance subcommittees for the Agriculture and Veterans Budget and Policy Division, for the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division, and for the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division-Energy Subdivision.
On November 17, 2009, Dille announced that he would not seek election to a sixth term in the Senate.
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)