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  Dayton, Mark
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationDemocratic-Farmer-Labor  
<-  2011-01-01  
 
NameMark Dayton
Address
Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States
Emailmarkdayton@markdaytonformn.com
Websitehttp://markdayton.org
Born January 26, 1947 (77 years)
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Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Sep 09, 2023 08:39am
Tags Caucasian - Divorced - Alcoholic - Presbyterian - Straight -
InfoMark Dayton is Minnesota's 40th Governor. He was born in Minneapolis and raised in a house in Long Lake, where his father still lives today. He has two grown sons, Eric (29) and Andrew (26), and lives in St. Paul with his two German Shepherds, Mesabi and Wanamingo (Mingo).

Mark attended Long Lake Elementary School and Blake School in Hopkins. He loved hockey, and it was his childhood dream to be the starting goalie on the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team! He didn’t make it, but he was named an All-State goalie his senior year in high school. He graduated, cum laude, from Yale University, where he also played Division I hockey.

After college, Mark taught 9th grade general science for two years in a New York City public school. He still tells how it was the toughest job he ever had! It was here where he realized the terrible injustice that his students had so little, while he had been given so much; and he decided that he would devote his life to improving social equality and economic opportunity for all Americans.

For most of the past 34 years, Mark has served Minnesotans, as Commissioner of the Minnesota Departments of Economic Development and of Energy and Economic Development, as State Auditor, and as United States Senator. He has worked throughout our state to help businesses locate or expand and create jobs, to improve local government services, to better fund our public schools, to support our servicemen and women, to help Minnesotans get the health care they need, and in many other ways to make a better Minnesota. Currently, Mark serves on the Executive Committee of the National Governor's Association.

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JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
10/29/2015-11/02/2015 Survey USA 52.00% ( 4.0) 38.00% ( 5.0) 11.00% ( 1.0)
10/20/2014-10/22/2014 Mason-Dixon 49.00% ( 3.0) 42.00% ( 3.0) 9.00% ( 0.0)
09/08/2014-09/10/2014 Mason-Dixon 46.00% ( 0.0) 45.00% ( 0.0) 9.00% ( 0.0)
09/10/2012-09/11/2012 Public Policy Polling 48.00% ( 1.0) 37.00% ( 1.0) 15.00% ( 0.0)
05/31/2012-06/03/2012 Public Policy Polling 49.00% ( 4.0) 36.00% ( 2.0) 15.00% ( 2.0)
05/09/2012-05/10/2012 Survey USA 56.00% ( 14.0) 33.00% ( 10.0) 12.00% ( 3.0)
01/21/2012-01/22/2012 Public Policy Polling 53.00% ( 0.0) 34.00% ( 0.0) 13.00% ( 0.0)
06/16/2011-06/17/2011 Survey USA 42.00% ( 2.0) 43.00% ( 7.0) 15.00% ( 5.0)
05/02/2011-05/05/2011 Princeton Survey Research Associates 54.00% ( 0.0) 20.00% ( 0.0) 26.00% ( 0.0)
06/09/2006-06/11/2006 Survey USA 40.00% ( 6.0) 50.00% ( 9.0) 10.00% ( 3.0)
06/10/2005-06/12/2005 Survey USA 46.00% ( 0.0) 41.00% ( 0.0) 13.00% ( 0.0)
01/30/2005-01/30/2005 Star Tribune 43.00% ( 15.0) 24.00% ( 9.0) 33.00% ( 6.0)
01/15/2004-01/20/2004 Star Tribune 58.00% ( 12.0) 15.00% ( 0.0) 27.00% ( 12.0)
03/11/2003-03/11/2003 Star Tribune 46.00% ( 0.0) 15.00% ( 2.0) 39.00% ( 2.0)
02/24/2002-02/24/2002 Star Tribune 46.00% ( 5.0) 13.00% ( 1.0) 41.00% ( 6.0)
02/24/2001-02/24/2001 Star Tribune 41.00% ( 0.0) 12.00% ( 0.0) 47.00% ( 0.0)
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
10/20/2014-10/22/2014 Mason-Dixon 42.00% ( 5.0) 31.00% ( 1.0) 27.00% ( 4.0)
09/08/2014-09/10/2014 Mason-Dixon 37.00% ( 0.0) 32.00% ( 0.0) 31.00% ( 0.0)

BOOKS
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EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 05, 2011 10:35am Rule Change Mark Dayton jettisons Tim Pawlenty's health insurance stands  Article Jason 
Nov 08, 2010 05:35pm Announcement Mark Dayton announces transition leaders  Article Jason 
Dec 27, 2009 03:00pm News Former Sen. [Mark] Dayton: Alcoholism treatment, depression details are private   Article Monsieur 
Jan 02, 2007 03:50pm News Dayton frustrated as he leaves Senate  Article Eric 
Apr 14, 2006 10:00pm Profile America's Worst Senators - Mark Dayton: The Blunderer  Article Monsieur 
Feb 09, 2005 12:00am News Dayton won't run for re-election  Article PragCon 3.0 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 7.66670 Average

FAMILY
Wife Janice Haarstick 00, 1996- 00, 1999
Wife Ana Orke Dec 00, 2020-
Wife Alida Ferry Rockefeller Messenger 00, 1978- 00, 1986
Father In-Law John D. Rockefeller, III 1906-1978

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/04/2014 MN Governor Won 50.07% (+5.56%)
  08/11/2014 MN Governor - DFL Primary Won 92.99% (+88.53%)
  11/02/2010 MN Governor Won 43.63% (+0.42%)
  08/10/2010 MN Governor - DFL Primary Won 41.33% (+1.58%)
  04/24/2010 MN Governor - DFL Convention Lost 0.00% (-56.57%)
  01/03/2005 US Senate Agriculture Committee Minority Members Won 5.56% (-13.89%)
  11/07/2000 MN US Senate Won 48.83% (+5.54%)
  09/12/2000 MN US Senate - DFL Primary Won 41.29% (+18.94%)
  09/15/1998 MN Governor - DFL Primary Lost 17.83% (-19.13%)
  11/06/1990 MN Auditor Won 57.63% (+15.26%)
  09/11/1990 MN Auditor - DFL Primary Won 69.60% (+59.91%)
  11/02/1982 MN US Senate Lost 46.57% (-6.03%)
  09/14/1982 MN US Senate - D Primary Won 69.06% (+44.97%)
ENDORSEMENTS
MN District 03 - D Primary - Aug 13, 2024 DFL Kelly Morrison
Minneapolis City Council - Ward 7 - Nov 02, 2021 DFL Lisa Goodman
MN Governor - DFL Primary - Aug 14, 2018 DFL Erin Murphy
MN District 05 - D Primary - Aug 14, 2018 D Ilhan Omar
DNC Party Chair - Feb 25, 2017 D Keith M. Ellison
MN US President - D Caucus - Mar 01, 2016 D Hillary Clinton
US President - D Primaries - Feb 09, 2016 D Hillary Clinton
MN Amendment 1 (Same-Sex Marriage Ban) - Nov 06, 2012 NO No
MN District 08 - DFL Primary - Aug 14, 2012 D Rick Nolan
MN Lt. Governor - DFL Primary - Aug 10, 2010 DFL Yvonne Prettner Solon
MN US President - D Caucus - Feb 05, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
US President - D Primaries - Jun 03, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
MN District 6 - DFL Primary - Sep 12, 2006 DFL Elwyn "El" Tinklenberg
MN Auditor - DFL Primary - Sep 12, 2006 DFL Rebecca L. W. Otto
MN US Senate - D Primary - Sep 12, 2006 D Amy Klobuchar
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jan 31, 2006 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 29, 2005 NPA Reject
Minneapolis Mayor Primary - Sep 13, 2005 DFL R. T. Rybak
MN US President - D Caucus - Mar 02, 2004 D John F. Kerry
St. Paul City Council Ward 1 - Nov 04, 2003 N Bao Vang
EPA Administrator - Oct 28, 2003 NPA Reject
DEA Administrator - Aug 01, 2001 NPA Reject
MN Lt. Governor - DFL Primary - Sep 15, 1998 DFL Julie Jansen