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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Randy_Demmer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Randy_Demmer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Demmer > Source revision: 1350127761 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician}} {{Redirect|Demmer|the member of the Illinois House of Representatives|Tom Demmer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Randy Demmer | image = Demmer.jpg | state_house = Minnesota | state = Minnesota | district = 29A | term_start = January 7, 2003 | term_end = January 3, 2011 | preceded = | succeeded = [Duane Quam](/source/Duane_Quam) | party = [Republican Party of Minnesota](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|01|03}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) | profession = [Business owner](/source/Business_owner), [legislator](/source/legislator) | spouse = Kathy | children = 3 }} '''Randy L. Demmer''' (born January 3, 1957) is an American politician and a former member of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) who represented District 29A, which includes portions of [Dodge](/source/Dodge_County%2C_Minnesota) and [Olmsted](/source/Olmsted_County%2C_Minnesota) counties in the southeastern part of the state. A [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota), he is also a local business owner, manager, and consultant.{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10760 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Legislator Record – Demmer, Randy |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-08-22}} ==Early life== Demmer graduated from [Hayfield High School](/source/Hayfield_High_School) in [Hayfield](/source/Hayfield%2C_Minnesota), then attended the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota), earning his [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in agricultural business administration. He is a former 11-year board member and treasurer of the Hayfield School District. ==Minnesota legislature== Demmer was first elected in 2002, and was re-elected in 2004, 2006 and 2008. He was a member of the House's K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, the Taxes Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee. He also served on the Finance subcommittees for the K-12 Education Finance Division and the Transportation Finance and Policy Division.{{cite web|url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=10760 |title=Randy Demmer (R) 29A – Minnesota House of Representatives |publisher=House.leg.state.mn.us |date= |accessdate=2010-08-22}} He was assistant [minority leader](/source/minority_leader) in the 2009-2010 Session. ==Political campaigns== ===2008=== {{See also|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1}} In 2008, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican Party's endorsement to run for the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) in [Minnesota's 1st congressional district](/source/Minnesota's_1st_congressional_district).{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=38743 |title=Project Vote Smart – Representative Randy Demmer – Biography |publisher=Votesmart.org |date= |accessdate=2010-08-22}} ===2010=== {{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota#District 1}} In December 2009, he announced that he would again seek the Republican Party's endorsement for the congressional seat in 2010, challenging incumbent Democrat [Tim Walz](/source/Tim_Walz).{{cite web|last=Blake |first=Aaron |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/55803-challengers-sign-up-to-face-walz-paulsen-in-minnesota/ |title=Challengers sign up to face Walz, Paulsen in Minnesota – The Hill's Blog Briefing Room |publisher=Thehill.com |date=2009-12-01 |access-date=2010-08-22}} On April 17, 2010, he received the GOP endorsement.{{cite web|url=http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=16&a=448244 |title=Rochester, MN |publisher=Postbulletin.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-22}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == {{MN-legdb|10760}} *[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=10760 Representative Randy Demmer], official Minnesota legislature site *[http://www.demmerforcongress.com/Home.aspx Randy Demmer], official campaign site * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=38743 | fec=H8MN01220 | congress= }} *[http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MN01&cycle=2010 Campaign contributions] at [OpenSecrets.org](/source/OpenSecrets.org) *[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=135 Voting record] at ''[Minnesota Public Radio](/source/Minnesota_Public_Radio)'' Votetracker (2005–2008) {{DEFAULTSORT:Demmer, Randy}} Category:1957 births Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences alumni Category:People from Hayfield, Minnesota Category:Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:Lutherans from Minnesota Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Randy Demmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Demmer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Demmer?action=history)). 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