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Summary

Representative Jay McNamar

Full Name: Jay McNamar
Office: State House (MN) - 12A, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Robin; 2 Children: Andrea, Jaime
Birth Date: 02/12/1947
Religion: Lutheran

Recent Key Votes

HF 1233 - Health and Human Services Appropriations
Legislation (Nay)

April 22, 2013

HF 5 - Establishes Minnesota Insurance Marketplace
Legislation (Yea)

March 14, 2013

HF 5 - Establishes Minnesota Insurance Marketplace
Legislation (Yea)

March 4, 2013 - Establishes the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, a state health benefit exchange under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to facilitate the sale and ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Higher Education

Jan. 1, 2012 - Rising tuition costs for college have been passed onto students partly because the state has failed to adequately fund higher education. This has pushed up ...

Issue Position: Local Governments

Jan. 1, 2012 - As a small city mayor I have experienced how the loss of a large portion of state funding has hurt small cities and counties. Local ...

Issue Position: Education

Jan. 1, 2012 - I was a classroom teacher for 38 years and feel strongly that a quality education should be available to every child no matter where they ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 National Rifle Association Candidate Positions on Gun Rights 17%
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Campaign Finances

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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jay McNamar refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
rep.jay.mcnamar@house.mn

Capitol Website
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15406

Capitol
431 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-296-4929
Toll Free: 800-711-2620

Key Staff
Elizabeth Melander
Legislative Assistant
431 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-296-5408

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