Andy Dawkins

Andrew J. Dawkins (born July 29, 1950) is an American politician and attorney from Minnesota. Dawkins is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from Saint Paul. Running as a Democrat, Dawkins was first elected in 1986 to represent District 65A, and was reelected every two years until opting not to seek reelection in 2002. In 1993, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Saint Paul against Norm Coleman. He married Ellen Anderson, a Minnesota state senator from St. Paul, in 1995; they divorced in 2018. He was the Green Party of Minnesota nominee for Minnesota Attorney General in the 2014 election, earning 1.5% of the vote and restoring the party's minor-party status.

Andy Dawkins
Andy Dawkins in 2014
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 65A district
In office
1987–2003
Preceded byFred Norton
Succeeded byCy Thao
Personal details
Born (1950-07-29) July 29, 1950
Political partyGreen (2014-present)
Democratic-DFL (1987-2014)
Spouse
(m. 1995; div. 2018)
Children2
ResidenceSaint Paul, Minnesota
Alma materHamline University
Temple University Beasley School of Law
ProfessionAttorney
WebsiteDawkins for Attorney General
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