Ernie Leidiger

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Ernie Leidiger
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Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A
Successor: Jim Nash

Education

Bachelor's

United States Naval Academy

Graduate

United States Naval War College, Salve Regina College

Ernie Leidiger (b. August 7, 1953) is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 47A from 2011 to 2015. Leidiger did not seek re-election in 2014.

Biography

Leidiger earned his B.S. in General Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, M.S. from Salve Regina College, and M.A. in national security and strategic planning from the U.S. Naval War College. His professional experience includes working for Brothers Office Furniture.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Leidiger served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
Education Policy
Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy
State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Leidiger served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Leidiger won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Keith Pickering (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[1][2]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 47A, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngErnie Leidiger Incumbent 62.6% 12,938
     Democratic Keith Pickering 37.4% 7,718
Total Votes 20,656

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Leidiger won election to the District 34A Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Leanne Pouliot Kunze (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 34A (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Leanne Pouliot Kunze (DFL) 7,288 34.86%
Green check mark transparent.png Ernie Leidiger (R) 13,602 65.06%
Write-In 16 0.08%

Campaign finance summary


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Ernie Leidiger campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Minnesota House, District 47AWon $14,700 N/A**
2010Minnesota House, District 34AWon $21,647 N/A**
Grand total$36,347 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 25 to May 19.

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Legislators are scored by the organization on "their support for legislation forwarding an equitable and inclusive Minnesota."


2013


Taxpayers League of Minnesota

The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[4]

2013

Leidiger received a score of 92% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 19th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[5]

2012

Leidiger received a score of 100% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 8th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[6]

2011

Leidiger received a score of 85% in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 12th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members. [7]

Personal

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Leidiger and his wife, Jan, have three children. He co-founded a charity, Operation Homefront.

Recent news

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Denise Dittrich (DFL)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 47A
2013–2015
Succeeded by
Jim Nash (R)
Preceded by
Paul Kohls (R)
Minnesota House of Representatives District 34A
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Joyce Peppin (R)


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