# Michael Paymar

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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = Michael Paymar
| image       =
| state_house = Minnesota
| district    = 64B
| term_start  = January 7, 1997
| term_end    = January 5, 2015
| preceded    = Howard Orenstein
| succeeded   = [Dave Pinto](/source/Dave_Pinto)
| party       = [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party)
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1953|12|27}}
| birth_place = [Duluth, Minnesota](/source/Duluth%2C_Minnesota)
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| alma_mater  = [The College of St. Scholastica](/source/The_College_of_St._Scholastica) {{small|([B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))}}<br>[Hamline University](/source/Hamline_University) {{small|([M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts))}}
| occupation  = Resource specialist, [legislator](/source/legislator)
| partner     = Laura Goodman
| children    = 2 
}}

'''Michael Paymar''' (born December 27, 1953) is a [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) politician and former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives). A member of the [Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party) (DFL), he represented District 64B, which includes portions of the city of [Saint Paul](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota) in [Ramsey County](/source/Ramsey_County%2C_Minnesota), which is part of the [Twin Cities](/source/Twin_Cities) metropolitan area. He is also a resource specialist for the [Battered Women's Justice Project](/source/Battered_Women's_Justice_Project).<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10513 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Paymar, Michael |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-07-20}}</ref>

==Early life, education, and career==
Paymar graduated from East High School in [Duluth](/source/Duluth%2C_Minnesota), then went on to the [College of St. Scholastica](/source/College_of_St._Scholastica), also in Duluth, graduating with a [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in education and history. He later attended [Hamline University](/source/Hamline_University) in Saint Paul, earning his [M.P.A](/source/master_of_public_administration). He served on the Duluth City Council from 1980 to 1988, and was council president in 1984. During this time, he was a member of the [Democratic Socialists of America](/source/Democratic_Socialists_of_America).<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Fleischman |first1=Harry |title=On The Left |journal=[Democratic Left](/source/Democratic_Left_(newspaper)) |date=January 1983 |volume=XI |issue=1 |page=14 |url=https://archive.org/details/democratic-left-volume-011-number-01/page/n13/mode/1up |access-date=3 August 2025}}</ref> Later, after moving to Saint Paul, he served on the Saint Paul Charter Commission before being elected to the legislature.<ref name="state1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=13753 |title=Project Vote Smart - Representative Michael 'Mike' Paymar - Biography |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=1953-12-27 |accessdate=2010-07-20}}</ref>

==Minnesota House of Representatives==
Paymar was first elected in 1996 and was reelected every two years thereafter until announcing on November 20, 2013, that he would not seek reelection in 2014.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web | url=http://www.minnpost.com/political-agenda/2013/11/rep-michael-paymar-top-gun-control-advocate-won-t-run-again-will-continue-f | title=Rep. Michael Paymar, top gun-control advocate, won't run again but will continue the fight | work=[MinnPost](/source/MinnPost) | date=November 20, 2013 | accessdate=November 20, 2013 | author=Grow, Doug}}</ref> He was a member of the Committee on Law and Justice for the [National Conference of State Legislatures](/source/National_Conference_of_State_Legislatures) and of the Public Safety and Justice Task Force for the [Council of State Governments](/source/Council_of_State_Governments).

==References==
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==External links==
{{MN-legdb|10513}}
* [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=10513 Michael Paymar] ''official Minnesota House of Representatives website''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090907070511/http://paymarcampaign.com/ Michael Paymar] ''official campaign website''
* [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=206 Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Mike Paymar]
* [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=13753 Project Votesmart - Rep. Mike Paymar Profile]

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Category:Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Category:20th-century American Jews
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Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature
Category:Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from Minnesota

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