1. Timothy Joseph Penny was born on November 19,1951 and is an American author, musician, and former politician from Minnesota.
14 Facts About Tim Penny
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Tim Penny was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and was educated at Winona State College, receiving a bachelor's degree in political science in 1974.
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Tim Penny served in the United States Naval Reserve and was commissioned a lieutenant commander.
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In 1982, Tim Penny won the DFL nomination for the 1st District and upset four-term 2nd District Republican Tom Hagedorn, becoming only the third Democrat to represent this district.
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Tim Penny was reelected in 1984 with 56 percent of the vote, becoming the first non-Republican to win reelection in the district since statehood.
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Tim Penny never faced another contest nearly that close, winning four more times by an average of 70 percent of the vote.
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Tim Penny was a somewhat conservative Democrat; he opposed gun control and abortion.
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Tim Penny was best known for his work on fiscal policy.
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Tim Penny's running mate for the election was state senator Martha Robertson of Minnetonka, a moderate Republican.
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Tim Penny is a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.
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Tim Penny served for a time as the institute's co-director alongside one of his former congressional colleagues, Republican Vin Weber.
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Tim Penny serves on the advisory board of the Institute for Law and Politics at the University of Minnesota Law School and is on the board of directors for the Energy Literacy Advocates.
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Tim Penny is the lead singer and guitarist in a band called Led Penny.
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Tim Penny is the lead author of "The Road to Generational Equity", a manifesto that political analyst John Avlon characterizes as radical centrist.