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Sen. James P. Metzen


James P. Metzen
District:39
Hometown:South St. Paul
Party: DFL
E-mail:sen.jim.metzen@senate.mn

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Born: 10/26/1943
Family: Married, spouse Sandie, 2 children
Occupation: Banker
Education: University of Minnesota

SESSION: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2011
Alternative teacher licensing
Document Senate approval (02/03/2011) FOR
Ban state-funding of abortions
Document Senate approval (05/16/2011) AGAINST
Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
Document Senate approval (05/11/2011) AGAINST
Cut higher ed, Reduce mental health services, and state government
Document Senate approval (02/03/2011) AGAINST
Cut state workforce by 15 percent
Document Senate passage (03/30/2011) AGAINST
Document Senate approval (05/18/2011) AGAINST
Lifting Minnesota's moratorium on nuclear power plants
Document Senate approval (02/02/2011) FOR
Make seat belt use a secondary offense instead of a primary offense
Document Senate approval (05/21/2011) FOR
Prohibit abortions after 20 weeks
Document Senate approval (05/16/2011) AGAINST
Reduction in mass transit funding, ban on intercity rail projects (omnibus tax bill)
Document Senate approval (05/19/2011) AGAINST
Repeal Medicare expansion; reduce services services for disabled, poor, elderly. (Omnibus bill)
Document Senate approval (05/18/2011) AGAINST
Repeal cap on carbon emissions
Document Senate repassage (05/22/2011) AGAINST
Roll back higher ed funding; cap tuition
Document Senate repassage (Higher ed omnibus bill) (05/20/2011) AGAINST
Voter ID
Document Senate repassage (05/19/2011) AGAINST
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