House 2001-2002 (District 60B); Senate 2003-2012 (District 60); Senate 2013-Present (District 61)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/27/1965
Birth Place:
New York City, New York
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Scott
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Community Organizer/Former Information Technology Support, IDS Corporation
EDUCATION
Apple Valley High School; Secondary; Graduate
University of St. Thomas; German and Political Science, Mid-1980s
University of Minnesota; German and Political Science
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Aide to Council Member Dore Mead);
1994 to 2000
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse/Partner:
David Maier (when first elected); Richard Leyva (first listed in 2005, married in California in August 2008)
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was the first openly gay man to run and be elected to the Minnesota Legislature, without previously having held a seat in it. Allan Spear was the first openly gay member of the Minnesota Legislature.
One of his parents was a member of the United States Air Force. So his family moved around alot. Before he moved to Minnesota when he was 13 years old, he lived in Bermuda, Italy, Portugal, Alabama, and Texas.