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Rep. Paul Thissen
District:
63A
Hometown:
Minneapolis
Party:
DFL
E-mail:
rep.paul.thissen@house.mn
Official Site
Home:
1219 W. 51st St., 55419; (612) 824-6697
Occupation:
Attorney
Business:
Minneapolis; 2200 IDS Center; 80 S. Eighth St., 55402
Education:
A.B., Harvard University; J.D., University of Chicago
Elected:
2002
SESSION:
2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
| 2011
Alternative teacher licensing
House approval
(02/10/2011)
AGAINST
Ban state-funding of abortions
House approval
(05/06/2011)
AGAINST
House repassage
(05/19/2011)
AGAINST
Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee approval
(05/18/2011)
AGAINST
House approval
(05/21/2011)
AGAINST
Cut higher ed, Reduce mental health services, and state government
House approval
(01/27/2011)
AGAINST
House passage
(02/09/2011)
AGAINST
Cut state workforce by 15 percent
House approval
(04/06/2011)
AGAINST
House Repassage
(05/18/2011)
AGAINST
Eliminate deadline for teacher contract resolution
House approval
(04/11/2011)
AGAINST
Lifting Minnesota's moratorium on nuclear power plants
House approval
(02/17/2011)
AGAINST
Make seat belt use a secondary offense instead of a primary offense
House approval
(05/17/2011)
AGAINST
Prohibit abortions after 20 weeks
House approval
(05/06/2011)
AGAINST
House repassage
(05/19/2011)
AGAINST
Reduction in mass transit funding, ban on intercity rail projects (omnibus tax bill)
House approval
(05/19/2011)
AGAINST
Repeal Medicare expansion; reduce services services for disabled, poor, elderly. (Omnibus bill)
House approval
(05/19/2011)
AGAINST
Repeal cap on carbon emissions
House repassage
(05/22/2011)
AGAINST
Roll back higher ed funding; cap tuition
House approval
(05/17/2011)
AGAINST
Self-defense bill
House approval
(05/14/2011)
AGAINST
Tax increase for wealthiest Minnesotans
House rejection
(05/17/2011)
FOR
Voter ID
House approval
(05/05/2011)
AGAINST
House repassage
(05/21/2011)
AGAINST
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