Dick Cohen

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Richard J. Cohen (born December 10, 1949) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 64, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County.[1]

Early life and education

Cohen was born in Saint Paul and graduated from Highland Park High School. He earned his B.A. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul.

Minnesota Legislature

Cohen was first elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 1976. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 63B and, after redistricting in 1982, for District 64B. He was elected senator for District 64 in 1986, gaining the lone Republican-held Senate seat within the Twin Cities.[2] He was reelected in the 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, and 2016 elections.

Cohen was chair of the Senate Finance Committee from 2003 to 2011 and chair of the Senate State Government Finance Committee from 1997 to 2001.[1]

On November 3, 2009, President Barack Obama announced Cohen's appointment to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Cohen is considered by many to be the leading champion for the arts in the Minnesota Legislature. He led the campaign to include funding for the arts in the Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment that Minnesota voters approved in 2008.[3]

In 2019, Erin Murphy announced that she would be running to unseat Cohen in the DFL primary.

On November 17, Cohen announced that he would not be running for re-election in 2020.[4]

Personal life

Cohen serves on the board of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He previously served on the Guthrie Theater board.[5]

Electoral history

Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 2012[6]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Dick Cohen (incumbent) 33,008 69.67
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sharon Anderson 9,069 19.14
Script error: No such module "Political party". Scott Larson 5,196 10.97

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Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 2010[7]
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Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 2006[8]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Dick Cohen (incumbent) 27,427 76.48 Script error: No such module "String".
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Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 2002[9]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Dick Cohen (incumbent) 27,408 71.83
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher Johnston 10,664 27.95

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Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 2000[10]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Dick Cohen (incumbent) 26,215 72.31 Script error: No such module "String".
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Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 1996[11]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Dick Cohen (incumbent) 22,539 61.04 Script error: No such module "String".
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Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 1992[12]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Dick Cohen (incumbent) 25,025 62.44
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph P. McCabe 12,285 30.65

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Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 1990[13]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Dick Cohen (incumbent) 10,841 69.33 Script error: No such module "String".
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Minnesota Senate 64th district election, 1986[14]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Dick Cohen 11,499 47.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bill Ridley 10,408 42.9

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References

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