D. Scott Dibble

David Scott Dibble
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 60th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2003
Preceded by Myron Orfield
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 60B district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 6, 2003
Preceded by Myron Orfield
Succeeded by Frank Hornstein
Personal details
Born August 27, 1965 (1965-08-27) (age 46)
Political party DFL
Spouse(s) Richard Leyva
Residence Minneapolis, Minnesota
Profession community organizer, legislator

David Scott Dibble[1] is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota State Senate who represents District 60, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County.[2]

A Democrat, Dibble was first elected to the Senate in November 2002 and reelected in 2006 and 2010. He previously served one term in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 60B.[3][4]

Dibble serves on the Senate Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, State Government Innovation and Veterans, and Transportation committees.[3]

Dibble attended both the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.[3]

Dibble is openly gay. His husband is Richard Leyva. They married in California before the passage of Proposition 8, although their marriage is not recognized by the state of Minnesota. He is one of two gay members of the Minnesota Legislature, along with Rep. Karen Clark, also a Democrat from Minneapolis.[5] His campaigns have won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.

References

  1. ^ http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/11784/and-heres-the-list-of-the-attendees-at-the-wh-stonewall-reception
  2. ^ "Senator D. Scott Dibble DFL District 60". Senate.leg.state.mn.us. 1965-08-27. http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?leg_id=10142. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  3. ^ a b c "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Dibble, D. Scott". Leg.state.mn.us. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10142. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  4. ^ http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=60
  5. ^ "GLLI: Out Officials". http://www.glli.org/out_officials. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 

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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)
  1.    John Pederson (R)
  2.    Dave Brown (R)
  3.    Sean Nienow (R)
  4.    Scott Newman (R)
  5.    Amy Koch (R)
  6.    Gary Kubly (DFL)
  7.    Gary Dahms (R)
  8.    Doug Magnus (R)
  9.    Kathy Sheran (DFL)
  10.    Julie Rosen (R)
  11.    Al DeKruif (R)
  12.    Mike Parry (R)
  13.    Dan Sparks (DFL)
  14.    John Sterling Howe (R)
  1.    David Senjem (R)
  2.    Carla Nelson (R)
  3.    Jeremy Miller (R)
  4.    Warren Limmer (R)
  5.    Gen Olson (R)
  6.    Julianne Ortman (R)
  7.    Claire Robling (R)
  8.    Dave Thompson (R)
  9.    Chris Gerlach (R)
  10.    Ted Daley (R)
  11.    James Metzen (DFL)
  12.    Dan Hall (R)
  13.    Geoff Michel (R)
  14.    David Hann (R)
  1.    Terri Bonoff (DFL)
  2.    Ron Latz (DFL)
  3.    Ann Rest (DFL)
  4.    Chris Eaton (DFL)
  5.    Benjamin Kruse (R)
  6.    Mike Jungbauer (R)
  7.    Michelle Benson (R)
  8.    Barb Goodwin (DFL)
  9.    Pam Wolf (R)
  10.    Ray Vandeveer (R)
  11.    Roger Chamberlain (R)
  12.    John Marty (DFL)
  13.    Charles Wiger (DFL)
  14.    Ted Lillie (R)
  1.    Katie Sieben (DFL)
  2.    Linda Higgins (DFL)
  3.    Vacant
  4.    D. Scott Dibble (DFL)
  5.    Jeff Hayden (DFL)
  6.    Patricia Torres Ray (DFL)
  7.    Ken Kelash (DFL)
  8.    Dick Cohen (DFL)
  9.    Sandy Pappas (DFL)
  10.    Mary Jo McGuire (DFL)
  11.    John Harrington (DFL)