Terri Bonoff

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Terri Bonoff
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 43rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2005
Preceded by David Gaither
Personal details
Born August 1, 1957 (1957-08-01) (age 54)
Edina, Minnesota
Political party Democratic Farmer Labor Party
Spouse(s) Matthew Knopf
Children 4
Residence Hopkins, Minnesota
Alma mater Clark University
Occupation marketing, legislator
Religion Jewish

Terri E. Bonoff (born August 1, 1957) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represents District 43, which includes portions of Minnetonka, Plymouth and Medicine Lake in Hennepin County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Democrat, she won a special election in November 2005, after Senator David Gaither resigned to become Governor Tim Pawlenty's chief of staff.[1]

Bonoff is currently an assistant minority leader in the Senate. She is a member of the Senate's Commerce and Consumer Protection, Education, and Finance committees. Her special legislative concerns include early childhood education, transportation, health care, education, and the environment.[1]

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[edit] Personal life

Bonoff grew up in Edina, Minnesota and later attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, earning a degree in Psychology and Sociology. After 18 years in business, she retired in 1999 as a marketing executive from Navarre Corporation. Prior to joining Navarre, she spent five years in the toy and video game business, first with Tonka Toys and later Toy Soldiers. In addition, she began her career in fashion retail with Jackson Graves, a family owned women's specialty store. She chose to leave her business career to spend time with her husband and four children.

[edit] Political career

Bonoff won a 2005 special election against Plymouth Mayor Judy Johnson to fill the Minnesota Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Republican David Gaither. She won a rematch with Johnson in the 2006 General Election. Her slogan for both elections was "uniting the middle". She was elected to a second full term in 2010.[2]

Prior to being elected to the senate, she served on the Minnetonka Planning Commission and lobbied at the Minnesota Capitol as a volunteer for the Hopkins Legislative Action Commission. She became heavily involved in the community, eventually becoming president of the Hopkins Legislative Action Coalition, a guide at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and president of Babe Ruth Baseball in Hopkins/Minnetonka.

[edit] 2008 Campaign for Congress

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2008

Bonoff was a candidate for the 3rd congressional district seat held by the retiring Jim Ramstad.[3][4] In November 2007, EMILY's List endorsed her campaign.[5] The AFSCME union endorsed Bonoff on November 30, 2007. On April 12, 2008, Bonoff made good on her pledge and dropped out of the U.S. House race after Ashwin Madia was endorsed by the DFL party.[4]

[edit] Electoral history

  • Minnesota Senate District 43 Election 2010
    • Terri Bonoff (D) (inc.), 18271 votes, 51.74%
    • Norann Dillon (R), 17018 votes, 48.19%
    • Write In, 22 votes, 0.06%
  • Minnesota Senate District 43 Election 2006
    • Terri Bonoff (D) (inc.), 19159 votes, 51.93%
    • Judy Johnson (R), 17697 votes, 47.96%
    • Write In, 41 votes, 0.11%
  • Minnesota Senate District 43 Special Election 2005
    • Terri Bonoff (D), 5745 votes, 54.44%
    • Judy Johnson (R), 4802 votes, 45.50%
    • Write In, 6 votes, 0.06%

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Bonoff, Terri E". Leg.state.mn.us. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15188. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  2. ^ http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=43
  3. ^ "Democrat Bonoff to run for Congress in 3rd District". Minnesota Public Radio. 2007-10-05. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/11/05/bonoff/. Retrieved 2007-11-21. 
  4. ^ a b "Candidates lining up in the 6th, 3rd Congressional Districts". Minnesota Public Radio. 2007-09-28. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/09/28/tinklenberg/. Retrieved 2007-10-01. 
  5. ^ EMILY's List Announces Endorsement of Terri Bonoff in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District EMILY's List, November 26, 2007

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Members of the Minnesota State Senate
   
  1.    LeRoy A. Stumpf (DFL)
  2.    Rod Skoe (DFL)
  3.    Tom Saxhaug (DFL)
  4.    John Carlson (R)
  5.    David Tomassoni (DFL)
  6.    Thomas M. Bakk (DFL)
  7.    Roger Reinert (DFL)
  8.    Tony Lourey (DFL)
  9.    Keith Langseth (DFL)
  10.    Gretchen Hoffman (R)
  11.    Bill Ingebrigtsen (R)
  12.    Paul Gazelka (R)
  13.    Joe Gimse (R)
  14.    Michelle Fischbach (R)
  15.    John Pederson (R)
  16.    Dave Brown (R)
  17.    Sean Nienow (R)
  1.    Scott Newman (R)
  2.    Amy Koch (R)
  3.    Gary Kubly (DFL)
  4.    Gary Dahms (R)
  5.    Doug Magnus (R)
  6.    Kathy Sheran (DFL)
  7.    Julie Rosen (R)
  8.    Al DeKruif (R)
  9.    Mike Parry (R)
  10.    Dan Sparks (DFL)
  11.    John Sterling Howe (R)
  12.    David Senjem (R)
  13.    Carla Nelson (R)
  14.    Jeremy Miller (R)
  15.    Warren Limmer (R)
  16.    Gen Olson (R)
  17.    Julianne Ortman (R)
  1.    Claire Robling (R)
  2.    Dave Thompson (R)
  3.    Chris Gerlach (R)
  4.    Ted Daley (R)
  5.    James Metzen (DFL)
  6.    Dan Hall (R)
  7.    Geoff Michel (R)
  8.    David Hann (R)
  9.    Terri Bonoff (DFL)
  10.    Ron Latz (DFL)
  11.    Ann Rest (DFL)
  12.    Chris Eaton (DFL)
  13.    Benjamin Kruse (R)
  14.    Mike Jungbauer (R)
  15.    Michelle Benson (R)
  16.    Barb Goodwin (DFL)
  17.    Pam Wolf (R)
  1.    Ray Vandeveer (R)
  2.    Roger Chamberlain (R)
  3.    John Marty (DFL)
  4.    Charles Wiger (DFL)
  5.    Ted Lillie (R)
  6.    Katie Sieben (DFL)
  7.    Linda Higgins (DFL)
  8.    Kari Dziedzic (DFL)
  9.    D. Scott Dibble (DFL)
  10.    Jeff Hayden (DFL)
  11.    Patricia Torres Ray (DFL)
  12.    Ken Kelash (DFL)
  13.    Dick Cohen (DFL)
  14.    Sandy Pappas (DFL)
  15.    Mary Jo McGuire (DFL)
  16.    John Harrington (DFL)
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