Allen J Quist was born on October 14,1944 and is a Minnesota politician, a former state representative, and a two-time candidate for governor of the state.
19 Facts About Allen Quist
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Allen Quist served three terms from January 4,1983 until January 2,1989.
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Allen Quist was defeated for re-election by St Peter School Board Chair and Gustavus Adolphus College Professor Don Ostrom in November 1988.
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Allen Quist represented the old District 23B, which included portions of Blue Earth, Brown, Le Sueur, Nicollet, and Renville counties in the south central part of the state.
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Allen Quist subsequently married conservative activist Julie Morse in 1987.
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Allen Quist has ten children, nine by his first wife and one by his second.
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Allen Quist campaigned on the premise that the pro-choice Carlson was too liberal to lead the Republican Party.
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Allen Quist ran for governor again in 1998, but withdrew before the state convention in favor of Saint Paul Mayor Norm Coleman.
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On November 19,2009, Allen Quist announced his candidacy for US Representative in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District in the 2010 race against incumbent Representative Tim Walz.
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Allen Quist lost the Republican primary to Minnesota State Representative Randy Demmer.
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In early December 2009, Allen Quist claimed that a marriage penalty exists in the US House and Senate health care bills.
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Allen Quist garnered controversy for his December 7,2009, speech at a Christmas Party of the Wabasha County Republicans.
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Allen Quist spoke against the health care bill at the event.
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In December 2011, Allen Quist announced he would again run for Minnesota's 1st Congressional District against incumbent Tim Walz in 2012.
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In October 2012, it was reported that Allen Quist had failed to file the required financial disclosure form with federal authorities by the May 15 filing deadline, apparently because he could not figure out the mailing address.
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Allen Quist said that he now has the address and will have the form turned in within two days.
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Allen Quist is the author of the book The Abortion Revolution and the Sanctity of Life.
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Allen Quist led efforts against extending human rights protections to gays and lesbians, supported by former Governor Arne Carlson.
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Allen Quist led the sponsorship of a failed bill to require AIDS testing for all marriage license applicants.