Dan Sparks

Daniel D. "Dan" Sparks (born July 5, 1968) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 27.

For the American basketball player and coach, see Dan Sparks (basketball).
Dan Sparks
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 27th district
Assumed office
January 7, 2003
Preceded byGrace Schwab
Personal details
Born (1968-07-05) July 5, 1968
Austin, Minnesota
Political partyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Spouse(s)Andrea
Children4
ResidenceAustin, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
St. Cloud State University
Occupationbanker, legislator

Minnesota Senate

Elections

He was first elected to the Senate in 2002 defeating Senator Grace Schwab by 7 votes after an automatic recount. He was re-elected in 2006, 2010 and 2012.[1]

2016 Minnesota State Senator- Senate 27[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic (DFL) Dan Sparks (Incumbent) 20540 54.76 -13.46
Republican Gene Dornink 16944 45.17 +13.48
2012 Minnesota State Senator- Senate 27[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic (DFL) Dan Sparks (Incumbent) 26552 68.22
Republican Linden Anderson 12334 31.69
2010 Minnesota State Senator- Senate 27[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic (DFL) Dan Sparks (Incumbent) 17574 61.44
Republican Kathy Green 11005 38.48
2006 Minnesota State Senator- Senate 27[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic (DFL) Dan Sparks (Incumbent) 21739 67.72
Republican George Marin 10329 32.18
2002 Minnesota State Senator- Senate 27[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic (DFL) Dan Sparks 15091 45.54
Republican Grace Schwab (Incumbent) 15084 45.52
Independence Terry Kelley 2066 8.90

Committee Assignments

Sparks chaired the Senate Committee on Jobs, Agriculture, and Rural Development from 2013 to 2017.[5]

Sparks currently serves on the following committees:

  • Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance
  • Capital Investment
  • Ranking Minority Member, Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy[6]

References
  1. "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Sparks, Daniel D". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  2. "Results for State Senate District 27". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. "Results for State Senate District 27". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  4. "Results for State Senate District 27". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  5. "Sparks, Daniel D. "Dan" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  6. "MN State Senate". www.senate.mn. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
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