14 Facts About Leon Lillie

Leon Michael Lillie was born on June 1961 and is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2005.

Leon Lillie served on the North Saint Paul City Council from 1995 to 2004.

Leon Lillie was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2004 and has been reelected every two years since.

Leon Lillie defeated two-term DFL incumbent Scott Wasiluk in a DFL primary after Wasiluk was caught on video drinking alcohol in his Capitol office.

Since 2019, Leon Lillie has chaired the Legacy Finance Division, which oversees the allocation of proceeds from a state sales tax increase passed in 2008.

Leon Lillie sits on the Capital Investment, Rules and Legislative Administration, and Ways and Means Committees.

Leon Lillie served as vice chair of the Commerce and Labor Committee from 2009 to 2010 and as an assistant majority leader for the House DFL caucus from 2013 to 2014.

Leon Lillie has served on the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, which makes recommendations to the legislature on how Legacy Funds should be spent.

Leon Lillie called the bill, which was the result of negotiations with the Republican Senate, "a little bit disappointing" and called for further investments in subsequent years.

Leon Lillie was a member of the Subcommittee on Employee Relations.

Leon Lillie spoke out against Republican plans to cut legislative staff in 2015, calling it "really not Minnesotan", and has opposed efforts to make union dues voluntary.

Leon Lillie co-authored legislation to build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, to be paid for in part by a local sales tax.

Leon Lillie voted for the final bill authorizing construction of the stadium.

Leon Lillie's brother, Ted Lillie, a Republican, was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 2011 to 2012.