Phillip Sterner | |
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Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 37B district | |
In office January 6, 2009 –January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Dennis Ozment |
Succeeded by | Kurt Bills |
Personal details | |
Born | 1960 Bismarck,North Dakota |
Political party | Democratic Farmer Labor Party |
Children | 5 |
Residence | Burnsville,Minnesota |
Alma mater | University of St. Thomas |
Occupation | Business owner,legislator |
Phillip M. Sterner (born 1960) is a Minnesota politician,DFL Party member and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented State Senate District 37B,which included portions of Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. [1]
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. [2] He was subsequently unseated by Republican Kurt Bills in the November 2,2010,general election. [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
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