House District 37B
- Dennis Ozment (retiring) - R (Campaign Finance Bd.)
- Judy Lindsay - R (Campaign Finance Bd.)
- Phillip Sterner - DFL [Endorsed] (Campaign Finance Bd.) (Elected)
Kurt Walter-Hansen- DFL (Campaign Finance Bd.)Jeremy Morgan- DFL (Campaign Finance Bd.)
90% suburban and 10% rural. Rosemount is a city located 15 miles south of the Twin Cities and is known for its strong Irish history and traditions - in fact, the Rosemount High School mascot is "the Irish." In January 1971, the village and township of Rosemount merged to become the City of Rosemount. During World War II, the federal government acquired 13,000 acres of farmland in Rosemount, displacing 90 families to construct the Gopher Ordnance Works - a munitions plant that was never fully functioning by the end of the war. At that time, 8,000 acres of the land were transferred to the University of Minnesota. Currently, the University of Minnesota's Agricultural Research Station and the Dakota County Technical College are located on this site. While most residents commute to the Twin Cities, the eastern one-third of Rosemount has heavy industrial employers. Rosemount has a fast-growing commercial area along County Road 42 and a nearly full industrial park. The district is solidly Republican.
To get a much better picture of each candidate's prospects, your best bet is to order the 2007-2008 Politics in Minnesota Directory, which includes election histories for each incumbent, the vote percentages for major candidates in each district and much more in addition to the maps and district descriptions below. Buy the Directory here. Please note that the district maps and written descriptions are copyrighted. We encourage you to link to the pages, but printing them for dissemination requires the permission of the publisher. To get permission, write to staff@politicsinminnesota.com.
Also, please note that some incumbents do not yet have opponents. Candidate filings close July 15, 2008.
Morning Reports
