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Dibble, D. Scott "Scott"

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House 2001-2002 (District 60B); Senate 2003-2012 (District 60); Senate 2013-2022 (District 61); Senate 2023-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
University of Minnesota, Humphrey Institute; Fellowship; Policy Fellow, 2001-2002

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Municipal Government: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Aide to Council Member Doré 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.

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Total Days Served: 8886

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/14/2025

Body: Senate

District: 61

Elected: 11/8/2022

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
Oath Date: 1/2/2023

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Capital Investment
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Rules and Administration: Subcommittee on Joint and Permanent Rules
Taxes
Transportation (Chair) [He was chair beginning 2/3/2025. He was co-chair from 1/14/2025 to 2/3/2025.]

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93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2023

Body: Senate

District: 61

Elected: 11/8/2022

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
Oath Date: 1/3/2023

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Capital Investment
Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate
Taxes
Transportation (Chair)

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92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/5/2021

Body: Senate

District: 61

Elected: 11/3/2020

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Oath Date: 1/5/2021

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Local Government Policy: Subcommittee on Metropolitan Governance [This committee was terminated for 2022.]
Transportation Finance and Policy

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91st Legislative Session (2019-2020) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/8/2019

Body: Senate

District: 61

Elected: 11/8/2016

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/3/2017

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2020 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
2020 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
2020 3rd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 3rd Sp.S. - Author
2020 4th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 4th Sp.S. - Author
2020 5th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 5th Sp.S. - Author
2020 6th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 6th Sp.S. - Author
2020 7th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 7th Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance
Transportation Finance and Policy

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90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2017

Body: Senate

District: 61

Elected: 11/8/2016

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/3/2021
Oath Date: 1/3/2017

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance
Transportation Finance and Policy

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89th Legislative Session (2015-2016) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/6/2015

Body: Senate

District: 61

Elected: 11/6/2012

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
Oath Date: 1/8/2013

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2015 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2015 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Environment and Energy
Finance
Finance: Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Budget Division - 2015 / Natural Resources, Economic Development and Agriculture Budget Division - 2016
Finance: Subcommittee on Legacy
Finance: Transportation and Public Safety Budget Division (Chair)

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88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/8/2013

Body: Senate

District: 61

Elected: 11/6/2012

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/1/2017
Oath Date: 1/8/2013

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2013 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2013 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Environment and Energy
Finance
Finance: Environment, Economic Development, and Agriculture Division
Finance: Subcommittee on Legacy
Finance: Transportation and Public Safety Division (Chair)
Transportation and Public Safety (Chair)

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87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/2011

Body: Senate

District: 60

Elected: 11/2/2010

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
Oath Date: 1/4/2011

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
State Government Innovation and Veterans
Transportation

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86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/6/2009

Body: Senate

District: 60

Elected: 11/7/2006

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
Oath Date: 1/3/2007

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2010 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author 2010 2nd Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources: Forestry
Finance: Economic Development and Housing Budget Division
Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division: Transit Subdivision (Chair)
Health, Housing and Family Security: Joint Health, Housing and Family Security with Finance: Economic Development and Housing Budget Division: Housing (also subcommittee to Finance: Economic Development and Housing Budget Division)
Taxes
Taxes: Property Tax Division
Transportation
Transportation: Airways, Waterways and Railways

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85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2007

Body: Senate

District: 60

Elected: 11/7/2006

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
Oath Date: 1/3/2007

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications
Environment and Natural Resources
Environment and Natural Resources: Forestry
Finance: Economic Development Budget Division
Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division: Airways, Waterways and Railways
Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division: Transit Subdivision (Chair)
Taxes
Transportation
Transportation: Airways, Waterways and Railways
Transportation: Transit Subdivision (Chair)

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84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/2005

Body: Senate

District: 60

Elected: 11/5/2002

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 12/31/2006
Oath Date: 1/7/2003

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Legislator

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2005 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Finance: Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Finance: Transportation Budget Division
Jobs, Energy and Community Development
Jobs, Energy and Community Development: Energy
Jobs, Energy and Community Development: Housing (Chair)
State and Local Government Operations
Transportation

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83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/2003

Body: Senate

District: 60

Elected: 11/5/2002

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 12/31/2006
Oath Date: 1/7/2003

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Community Organizer

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2003 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2003 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Finance: Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Finance: Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Jobs, Housing and Community Development-2003/Jobs, Energy and Community Development-2004 [He was a member in 2004 only.]
State and Local Government Operations

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82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2001

Body: House

District: 60B

Elected: 11/7/2000

Residence: Minneapolis

Term of Office: 1/1/2001 to 1/5/2003
Oath Date: 1/3/2001

Counties Represented: Hennepin

Occupation: Community Organizer/Former Information Technology Support, IDS Corporation

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2001 1st Sp.S. - Author
2002 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Minutes
Transportation Policy Minutes
Ways and Means Minutes

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