Judith H. Dutcher (born November 27, 1962) is an American attorney and former politician who served as the Minnesota State Auditor from 1995 to 2003 as both a Republican and Democrat (DFL). She was the first woman to serve as Minnesota State Auditor.
Judi Dutcher was born in Michigan in 1962. Her father, Jim Dutcher, was the head basketball coach of the University of Minnesota from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s. She received a B.A. in Political Science and in English Literature from the University of Minnesota in 1984, and her J.D. degree from the Law School in 1987.
After practicing as a prosecutor in the Twin Cities for several years, and serving as a referee in Hennepin County Conciliation Court, then-GovernorArne Carlson, approached her about running for state auditor as a member of the then Independent Republican Party in 1994 (the state Republican party was known as the Independent Republican Party from November 1975 to September 1995). Dutcher had previously not been a member of either party.
However, she accepted, and ran in the Arne Carlson mold of a centrist Republican; liberal on social issues, and conservative on fiscal issues. She won the Republican Party nomination for Auditor, and in November 1994, became the first pregnant woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States.[citation needed]
Dutcher gained recognition for her office's special investigations into malfeasance and was reelected in 1998, receiving more votes than any other candidate for constitutional office in Minnesota that year. In January 2000, she announced that she was switching to the DFL party, saying that she felt uncomfortable as a pro-choice on abortion, pro-gay rights woman in the Republican Party.[1] She was given a speaking slot at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, and supported Vice President Al Gore and SenatorJoe Lieberman.
In 2001, Dutcher announced that she was creating an exploratory committee to run for Governor of Minnesota. She entered the race in early 2002, with State Senator Becky Lourey as her main opponent for the DFL endorsement. State Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe entered the race a few months later, setting up a three-way-fight for the DFL endorsement. At the convention, Lourey dropped out after the second round of balloting and endorsed Dutcher. However, Dutcher did not have the support of 60% of the delegates needed for the endorsement, and Roger Moe had the momentum after several more rounds of balloting. Dutcher withdrew her bid for governor, and endorsed Moe. Dutcher decided not to seek reelection to the auditors office, and rejected calls from the Independence Party of Minnesota to run under their banner. Dutcher's term as auditor expired in January 2003. Roger Moe lost the governor's race to Tim Pawlenty in November 2002.
Currently, Dutcher is the CEO of the Bentson Foundation. It is a Tax-Exempt Charitable Corporation started in 1956 by Larry and Nancy Bentson.
2006 campaign for lieutenant governoredit
Dutcher had disclaimed interest in running for office again, but had created speculation that Minnesota Attorney GeneralMike Hatch would choose her as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor after she strongly endorsed him and spoke on his behalf at the 2006 DFL state convention. Perhaps not surprisingly, Hatch named her as his running mate on June 25, 2006.
In the final stage of the campaign, Dutcher made headlines for a political gaffe in which she responded to then KSAX-TV reporter Corey Poppe's question on E85 ethanol by saying "What's E85?" Hatch attributed part of his loss to that remark, noting that he lost heavily in southern Minnesota counties where E85 production facilities are located.[2] However, Hatch later regretted the comment attributing the loss to the E85 comment, and he took responsibility for the loss.[3] The Star Tribune and WCCO TV made separate analyses of the comment, and found that it had little impact on the race.[4] However, the gaffe did lead to Hatch calling a reporter a "Republican whore" a few days later, which dominated the news cycle leading up to the election.[5]
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Judith H Dutcher born November 27 1962 is an American attorney and former politician who served as the Minnesota State Auditor from 1995 to 2003 as both a Republican and Democrat DFL She was the first woman to serve as Minnesota State Auditor Judi Dutcher16th Auditor of MinnesotaIn office January 3 1995 January 6 2003GovernorArne CarlsonJesse VenturaPreceded byMark DaytonSucceeded byPatricia AndersonPersonal detailsBorn 1962 11 27 November 27 1962 age 61 MichiganPolitical partyRepublican until 2000 Democratic Farmer Labor after 2000 ProfessionAttorney philanthropist Contents 1 Life and career 2 2006 campaign for lieutenant governor 3 Electoral history 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editJudi Dutcher was born in Michigan in 1962 Her father Jim Dutcher was the head basketball coach of the University of Minnesota from the mid 1970s to mid 1980s She received a B A in Political Science and in English Literature from the University of Minnesota in 1984 and her J D degree from the Law School in 1987 After practicing as a prosecutor in the Twin Cities for several years and serving as a referee in Hennepin County Conciliation Court then Governor Arne Carlson approached her about running for state auditor as a member of the then Independent Republican Party in 1994 the state Republican party was known as the Independent Republican Party from November 1975 to September 1995 Dutcher had previously not been a member of either party However she accepted and ran in the Arne Carlson mold of a centrist Republican liberal on social issues and conservative on fiscal issues She won the Republican Party nomination for Auditor and in November 1994 became the first pregnant woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States citation needed Dutcher gained recognition for her office s special investigations into malfeasance and was reelected in 1998 receiving more votes than any other candidate for constitutional office in Minnesota that year In January 2000 she announced that she was switching to the DFL party saying that she felt uncomfortable as a pro choice on abortion pro gay rights woman in the Republican Party 1 She was given a speaking slot at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles and supported Vice President Al Gore and Senator Joe Lieberman In 2001 Dutcher announced that she was creating an exploratory committee to run for Governor of Minnesota She entered the race in early 2002 with State Senator Becky Lourey as her main opponent for the DFL endorsement State Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe entered the race a few months later setting up a three way fight for the DFL endorsement At the convention Lourey dropped out after the second round of balloting and endorsed Dutcher However Dutcher did not have the support of 60 of the delegates needed for the endorsement and Roger Moe had the momentum after several more rounds of balloting Dutcher withdrew her bid for governor and endorsed Moe Dutcher decided not to seek reelection to the auditors office and rejected calls from the Independence Party of Minnesota to run under their banner Dutcher s term as auditor expired in January 2003 Roger Moe lost the governor s race to Tim Pawlenty in November 2002 Currently Dutcher is the CEO of the Bentson Foundation It is a Tax Exempt Charitable Corporation started in 1956 by Larry and Nancy Bentson 2006 campaign for lieutenant governor editDutcher had disclaimed interest in running for office again but had created speculation that Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch would choose her as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor after she strongly endorsed him and spoke on his behalf at the 2006 DFL state convention Perhaps not surprisingly Hatch named her as his running mate on June 25 2006 In the final stage of the campaign Dutcher made headlines for a political gaffe in which she responded to then KSAX TV reporter Corey Poppe s question on E85 ethanol by saying What s E85 Hatch attributed part of his loss to that remark noting that he lost heavily in southern Minnesota counties where E85 production facilities are located 2 However Hatch later regretted the comment attributing the loss to the E85 comment and he took responsibility for the loss 3 The Star Tribune and WCCO TV made separate analyses of the comment and found that it had little impact on the race 4 However the gaffe did lead to Hatch calling a reporter a Republican whore a few days later which dominated the news cycle leading up to the election 5 Electoral history editThis section includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this section by introducing more precise citations February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message 2006 campaign for Governor Lt Governor General Election Tim Pawlenty Carol Molnau R 47 Mike Hatch Judi Dutcher DFL 46 Peter Hutchinson Maureen Reed I 6 1998 campaign for State Auditor Judi Dutcher R 968 132 votes 49 06 Nancy A Larson DFL 812 892 votes 41 20 Patricia G V Becker USTP 116 578 votes 5 91 Bob Odden L 40 228 votes 2 04 Joseph G Peschek PM 33 507 votes 1 7 1994 campaign for State Auditor Judi Dutcher R 836 626 votes 49 62 Donald M Moe DFL 768630 votes 45 59 Steven Anderson GRTS 80 811 votes 4 79 1994 campaign for State Auditor Republican Primary Judi Dutcher 100 908 votes 28 07 David A P Anderson 77 265 votes 21 49 Don Koenig 69 571 votes 19 35 James J Wagner 61 809 votes 17 19 Nick Tretinyak Jr 25 414 votes 7 07 Jual Carlos Carlson 24 539 votes 6 83 References edit History begs to differ on Democratic view of parties tolerance Americanexperiment org August 23 2000 Archived from the original on July 20 2008 Retrieved July 20 2010 TwinCities com Archived from the original on September 29 2007 Retrieved November 17 2006 1 dead link 2 Archived September 29 2007 at the Wayback Machine Hatch Admits He May Have Misspoke wcco com November 4 2006 Archived from the original on April 28 2010 Retrieved July 20 2010 External links edithttp www mncommunityfoundation org http news minnesota publicradio org collections campaign2002 governor dutcher shtml http www osa state mn us 3 https web archive org web 20061114135949 http www startribune com 587 story 784334 html http www bentsonfoundation org Party political offices Preceded byBob Heinrich Republican nominee for Minnesota State Auditor1994 1998 Succeeded byPatricia Anderson Preceded byJulie Sabo Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota2006 Succeeded byYvonne Prettner Solon Political offices Preceded byMark Dayton State Auditor of Minnesota1995 2003 Succeeded byPatricia Anderson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Judi Dutcher amp oldid 1203437079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
