Denny McNamara

Denny McNamara
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 54B district
57B (2003–2013)
Assumed office
January 7, 2003
Preceded by redrawn district
Personal details
Born (1952-09-29) September 29, 1952
Hastings, Minnesota
Political party Republican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s) Lynne
Children 2
Residence Hastings, Minnesota
Alma mater University of Minnesota Duluth
Carlson School of Business
Profession business owner, landscape contractor, legislator
Religion Catholic

Dennis M. "Denny" McNamara (born September 29, 1952) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 54B, which includes portions of Dakota and Washington counties in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a small business owner.[1]

Early life, education, and career

McNamara attended Archbishop Brady High School in West Saint Paul, then went on to the University of Minnesota in Duluth for two years. He graduated from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 1976, earning his B.S. in Business Administration.

McNamara was previously an owner of and landscape contractor for Hoffman and McNamara Nursery and Landscape in Hastings.[2][3]

Minnesota House of Representatives

McNamara was first elected in 2002, and has been re-elected every two years since then. He has served as a member of the House's Environment Policy and Oversight Committee, on which he was the ranking minority party member, and Ways and Means Committee. He also has served on the Environment Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Game, Fish and Forestry Division, and on the Finance subcommittees for the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division and the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division.[4] He was a minority whip during the 2007-2008 biennium.[5]

McNamara has voted with the majority to advance legislation that would amend the Minnesota Constitution to keep the definition of marriage "one man, one woman" in Minnesota.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10776
  2. ↑ http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=38580
  3. ↑ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10776
  4. ↑ http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=10776
  5. ↑ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10776
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