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Summary

Senator Kent Eken

Full Name: Kent Eken
Office: State Senate (MN) - District 4, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lori; 4 Children: Kara, Samuel, Amber, Adam
Birth Date: 12/12/1963
Home City: Twin Valley, MN
Religion: Lutheran

Recent Key Votes

SF 86 - Repeals Carbon Dioxide Emissions Prohibition
Legislation (Yea)

May 11, 2011 - Authorizes 1,500 megawatts of energy to be imported from out of state facilities if they meet the following requirements (Sec. 1): The ...

SF 4 - Repealing the Ban on Construction of New Nuclear Power Plants
Legislation (Nay)

Feb. 17, 2011 - -Prohibits the construction of a new nuclear power plant if the proposed plant intends to reprocess the spent fuel it produces into weapons-grade plutonium (Sec. ...

- Ending Prohibition on New Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Amendment (Nay)

April 30, 2009 - -Amends Sec. 20 to require that any certificate of need for additional storage of spent nuclear fuel addresses the impacts of continued operations over the ...

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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Kent Eken 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
sen.kent.eken@senate.mn

Capitol Website
http://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.php?mem_id=1195

Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Capitol, Room 303
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-296-3205

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