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Sten Hakanson

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Sten Hakanson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 39 of the Minnesota State Senate.

Campaign themes

2016

Hakanson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

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Economy

  • Provide tax breaks for small and especially start-up businesses so they can take root and grow and ultimately provide the jobs and tax revenue we need.
  • Enhance our state’s existing efforts at working with all Minnesota businesses to help them find new markets for their products domestically and internationally, and particularly for our strong medical device and agriculture industries.
  • Stimulate our economy by adding to the number of those employed in the private sector by aggressively moving ahead with the big job of repairing and upgrading our state’s infrastructure.
  • ​I fully support worker's right to organize and will oppose any attempts to block that right.

Education

  • Require all students, that are intellectually capable of doing so, to complete high school.
  • Create better private/public sector communications so we can assist students and their counselors to know what careers are in demand and improve our ability to assess the best career path for a student whether that be through college or a vocational program.
  • Extend Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs in all schools and through all grade levels.
  • Ensure that every classroom is a safe and orderly place for students to work and learn.

High Technology

  • We have a medical technology and device community that is second to none. We must work closely with this important business sector to be sure we are doing everything we can to promote this vital sector of our state's economy.
  • The same can be said for our agricultural community; farming is high technology both in equipment and crops. We need to invest in new ways of feeding a hungry world and there is no reason Minnesota should not be taking the lead.

Crime

  • Reduce illegal drug use by imposing large fines on non-violent drug sellers and users as an alternative to incarceration in combination with mandatory attendance in appropriate drug treatment, education and job programs.
  • Require that all incarcerated individuals work while in jail and learn a skill that will provide them gainful employment upon release. Merely doing time does not pay back an offender’s debt to society, and lack of jobs skills upon release virtually guarantees that they will again find themselves on the wrong side of the law making us all less safe and costing us additional valuable tax dollars .($50,000 per year per inmate!)

Environment

  • Work to restore our lakes and streams so that they provide for a lasting legacy of great swimming, boating and fishing as well as a vibrant tourism industry for future generations of Minnesotans and visitors to our state to enjoy.
  • Insure that we have the right legislation and regulations in place to preserve and make certain that our precious groundwater reserves are protected and not depleted.[1]
 ”
—Sten Hakanson[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Karin Housley defeated Sten Hakanson in the Minnesota State Senate District 39 general election.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 39 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Karin Housley Incumbent 61.36% 28,960
     Democratic Sten Hakanson 38.64% 18,237
Total Votes 47,197
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Sten Hakanson ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 39 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sten Hakanson  (unopposed)


Incumbent Karin Housley ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 39 Republican primary.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 39 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Karin Housley Incumbent (unopposed)

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Hakanson ran for election to the District 52B seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He was defeated by Matt Dean (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 52B (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Sten Hakanson (DFL) 8,481 39.46%
Green check mark transparent.png Matt Dean (R) 13,006 60.51%
Write-In 7 0.03%

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Sten for Senate, "My positions," accessed September 21, 2016
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  7. ↑ Secretary of State Official general election results


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