Dawn Gillman
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dawn Gillman
| state_house = Minnesota
| district = 17A
| predecessor = Glenn Gruenhagen
| term_start = January 3, 2023
| constituency = 17A (2023-present)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|08}}
| birth_place =
| residence = Dassel, Minnesota, U.S.
| education = St. Cloud Technical and Community College
| party = Republican
| occupation = {{hlist|Business owner|Communications consultant|Legislator}}
| spouse = Brian
| children = 5
| website = {{URL|https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15600|Government website}} {{URL|https://www.gillmanforhouse.com/|Campaign website}}
}}
Dawn Gillman (born October 8, 1973) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Gillman represents District 17A in central Minnesota, which includes the cities of Hutchinson and Glencoe and parts of McLeod, Meeker, Sibley, and Wright Counties.{{Cite web |title=Gillman, Dawn - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=15600 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Rep. Dawn Gillman (17A) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15600 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.house.mn.gov}}
Early life, education and career
Gillman attended St. Cloud Technical and Community College, earning a dental R.D.A. and C.D.A. She served six years on the Dassel city council before her election to the state legislature.
Gillman founded "Let Them Play", an organization advocating for reopening youth sports while statewide COVID-19 restrictions were in place.{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Roz |date=2022-07-15 |title=Actually, it's gonna be the Year of the Republican Women |url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/07/15/actually-its-gonna-be-the-year-of-the-republican-women/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Minnesota Reformer |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=MPR News Staff |date=2020-09-14 |title=Sept. 14 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/14/latest-on-covid19-in-mn |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=MPR News |language=en}} She said, "Our government should not restrict our kids' freedom. It's causing harm to their well-being without factual basis".{{Cite web |last=Olson |first=Jeremy |title=Youth sports groups question Minnesota COVID-19 restrictions |url=https://www.startribune.com/youth-sports-groups-question-minnesota-covid-19-restrictions/600050504/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Star Tribune}} The group sued the state of Minnesota, saying the measures violated youth athletes' right to equal protection, but a judge rejected the challenge.{{Cite web |last=Paulsen |first=Jim |last2=Klauda |first2=Paul |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Let Them Play MN sues Walz seeking to end youth sports pause |url=https://www.startribune.com/let-them-play-mn-sues-walz-seeking-to-end-youth-sports-pause/573362701/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Klauda |first=Paul |date=December 21, 2020 |title=Minnesota judge denies Let Them Play MN's bid to protest youth sports pause |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-judge-denies-let-them-play-mn-s-bid-to-protest-youth-sports-pause/573448501/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Star Tribune}}{{Cite web |last=Klauda |first=Paul |date=February 8, 2021 |title=Minnesota judge quickly denies legal challenge to youth sports mask mandate |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-judge-quickly-denies-legal-challenge-to-youth-sports-mask-mandate/600020706/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Star Tribune}}
Minnesota House of Representatives
Gillman was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. She first ran after six-term Republican incumbent Glenn Gruenhagen announced he would run for a seat in the Minnesota Senate.
Gillman serves on the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy, Human Services Finance, and Sustainable Infrastructure Policy Committees.
Electoral history
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| title = 2022 Minnesota State House - District 17A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/Index?ErsElectionId=149&scenario=StateRepresentative&DistrictId=387&show=Go|title=2022 Results for State Representative District 17A|access-date=February 25, 2023|website=Minnesota Secretary of State}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dawn Gillman
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| votes = 13,431
| percentage = 70.25
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jennifer Carpentier
| party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| votes = 5,659
| percentage = 29.60
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 29
| percentage = 0.15
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,119
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party of Minnesota
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{{Election box end}}
Personal life
Gillman lives in Dassel, Minnesota, with her husband, Brian, and has five children.
References
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External links
{{MN-legdb|15600}}
- [https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/profile/15600 Official House of Representatives website]
- [https://www.gillmanforhouse.com/ Official campaign website]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Category:21st-century American women politicians