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Burnsville is a city 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County,Minnesota. The city lies on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the Minnesota River upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis–Saint Paul,the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States,with about 3.7 million residents. According to the 2020 census,the population is 64,317.
Edward John Thye was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 26th governor of Minnesota from 1943 to 1947 and a United States Senator from 1947 to 1959.
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Cal R. Ludeman is an American politician currently serving as Secretary of the Minnesota Senate. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1978,he was re-elected in 1980 and 1982. He represented the old District 20B and,after redistricting in 1980,District 27A,which included all or portions of Lincoln and Lyon counties.
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Patrick Garofalo is an American politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represents District 58B,which includes portions of Dakota and Goodhue counties in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Tara Kay Mack is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,she represented District 57A,which included portions of the cities of Apple Valley and Lakeville in Dakota County,which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Sandra A. Masin is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 51A,which includes portions of the city of Eagan in Dakota County,which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is also a business woman,working in financial services,real estate sales and insurance.
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Kurt P. Bills is an American educator and former politician. He has taught and coached high school since 1994. He served on the Rosemount City Council from 2008 to 2010. He then served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2011 to 2012. In 2012,he received the Republican nomination for United States Senate and ran against Democratic incumbent Amy Klobuchar. Klobuchar was reelected by a margin of 35%. Bills never left the classroom during his stint in politics,choosing to teach at least one class even while running a statewide race.
Dan D. Hall is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,he represented District 56,which includes portions of the cities of Burnsville,Savage and Lakeville in Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Anna Wills is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,she represented District 57B in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Greg D. Clausen is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represents District 57 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area,including Apple Valley,Rosemount,Northeast Lakeville,and Coates.
Lindsey Port is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party,she represents Senate District 56,which includes parts of Burnsville,Savage,and Lakeville in Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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- ↑ Gerlach, Chris (May 19, 2012). "Chris Gerlach to Run for Dakota County Commissioner". Press Release. Apple Valley – Rosemount Patch. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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- ↑ Lohn, Martiga (May 25, 2012). "State's costs in possible Brodkorb suit mount". Associated Press. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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