1. John J Marty was born on November 1,1956 and is a member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 40, which includes parts of Ramsey County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
19 Facts About John Marty
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John Marty won the DFL nomination and the Democratic primary but lost the general election to the incumbent governor, Arne Carlson.
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John Marty was born in Evanston, Illinois, on November 1,1956.
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John Marty is the son of author and theologian Martin E Marty.
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John Marty attended St Olaf College, graduating with a BA in ethics in 1978.
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John Marty became an administrator and researcher for the Criminal Justice Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1980, before working as a grant administrator at the Lutheran Brotherhood Foundation for two years beginning in 1985.
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John Marty was elected state senator from District 63 on November 4,1986, and sworn in on January 6,1987, for the 75th legislative session.
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In 1994, John Marty sought to unseat incumbent Republican governor Arne Carlson.
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John Marty was one of seven DFLers who entered the 1998 gubernatorial campaign, but he dropped out of the race without filing for office.
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On December 22,2008, John Marty announced that he had launched an exploratory campaign for governor after encouragement from health care reformers.
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On March 31,2010, John Marty announced state senator Patricia Torres Ray as his running mate.
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John Marty gave his support to Kelliher, whom the party endorsed.
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John Marty is best known to Minnesota residents as an advocate on environmental issues, health-care reform, and government ethics and campaign-finance reform.
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John Marty is the author of the Minnesota Health Plan, a comprehensive single-payer healthcare plan.
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John Marty opposes public funding of stadiums and professional sports teams and was outspoken in his criticism of proposals for new stadiums for the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings.
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John Marty has authored a wide range of laws, including renewable energy legislation that created community solar and multiplied the use of solar power in Minnesota.
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John Marty authored the ban on mercury in consumer products, creation of public benefit corporations as an alternative form of business enterprise, authorization for nurses to dispense oral contraceptives in family planning clinics, significant restrictions on special interest money in politics, and numerous DWI and public safety laws.
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On LGBTQ rights, John Marty was pushing for equality in early 1990s amid of strong public support for DOMA.
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John Marty introduced marriage equality legislation in 2008 and publicly said that despite the position's unpopularity, he thought it could pass within five years, which turned out to be true.