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Minn. Lawmakers In Tight Spot On Gay Rights
If the newly Democratic-led Legislature takes up measures to expand gay rights in 2013, it will put a particular spotlight on lawmakers from districts where votes on a constitutional gay-marriage ban didn't line up with the prevailing view of their own party.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - If the newly Democratic-led Legislature takes up measures to expand gay rights in 2013, it will put a particular spotlight on lawmakers from districts where votes on a constitutional gay-marriage ban didn't line up with the prevailing view of their own party. Here's a look at the electoral mismatches:
REPUBLICANS FROM DISTRICTS WHERE A MAJORITY OPPOSED THE AMENDMENT TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE:
Sen. Roger Chamberlain of Lino Lakes
Sen. Dan Hall of Burnsville
Sen. David Hann of Eden Prairie
Sen.-elect Karin Housley of St. Marys Point
Sen. Warren Limmer of Maple Grove
Sen.-elect David Osmek of Mound
Sen. John Pederson of St. Cloud
Sen.-elect Eric Pratt of Prior Lake
Rep. Sarah Anderson of Plymouth
Rep. Mike Beard of Shakopee
Rep. Matt Dean of Dellwood
Rep. Bob Dettmer of Forest Lake
Rep. Steve Gottwalt of St. Cloud
Rep.-elect Jerry Hertaus of Greenfield
Rep. Mary Liz Holberg of Lakeville
Rep. Joe Hoppe of Chaska
Rep. Kathy Lohmer of Lake Elmo
Rep. Jenifer Loon of Eden Prairie
Rep. Andrea Kieffer of Woodbury
Rep. Tara Mack of Apple Valley
Rep. Denny McNamara of Hastings
Rep. Pam Myhra of Burnsville
Rep. Joyce Peppin of Rogers
Rep.-elect Cindy Pugh of Chanhassen
Rep. Linda Runbeck of Circle Pines
Rep. Tim Sanders of Blaine
Rep.-elect Mark Uglem of Champlin
Rep.-elect Anna Wills of Apple Valley
Rep. Kurt Zellers of Maple Grove
DEMOCRATS FROM DISTRICTS WHERE A MAJORITY SUPPORTED THE AMENDMENT TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE:
Sen.-elect Kent Eken of Twin Valley
Sen.-elect Vicki Jensen of Owatonna
Sen. Tony Lourey of Kerrick
Sen. Lyle Koenen of Clara City
Sen. Tom Saxhaug of Grand Rapids
Sen.-elect Matt Schmit of Red Wing
Sen. Rod Skoe of Clearbrook
Sen. Dan Sparks of Austin
Sen. LeRoy Stumpf of Plummer
Sen. David Tomassoni of Chisholm
Rep. Tom Anzelc of Balsam Twp.
Rep. David Dill of Crane Lake
Rep.-elect Roger Erickson of Baudette
Rep. Andrew Falk of Murdock
Rep. Patti Fritz of Faribault
Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilworth
Rep. -elect Jay McNamar of Elbow Lake
Rep. Carly Melin of Hibbing
Rep.-elect Jason Metsa of Virginia
Rep. John Persell of Bemidji
Rep. Jeanne Poppe of Austin
Rep.-elect Joe Radinovich of Crosby
Rep.-elect Mary Sawatzky of Willmar
Rep.-elect Shannon Savick of Wells
Rep.-elect Mike Sundin of Esko
Rep. John Ward of Brainerd
LAWMAKERS FROM EVENLY SPLIT DISTRICTS DECIDED BY BALLOTS LEFT BLANK ON AMENDMENT QUESTION
Sen. Tom Bakk of Cook, Democrat
Sen. David Senjem of Rochester, Republican
Sen. Carla Nelson of Rochester, Republican
Rep.-elect Tony Albright of Prior Lake, Republican
Rep. Mike Nelson of Brooklyn Park, Democrat
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Source: Associated Press analysis of Secretary of State election data
AP
