Tina Liebling

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Tina Liebling

| image = Minnesota Representative Tina Liebling, MN House DFL Press Conference (34095368792) (cropped).jpg

| state_house=Minnesota

| district=26A

| prior_term=30A (2005–2013)

| term_start=January 4, 2005

| term_end=

| preceded=Carla Nelson

| succeeded=

| party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| birth_date={{birth year and age|1953}}

| birth_place=Minneapolis, Minnesota

| death_date=

| death_place=

| alma_mater=University of Minnesota
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Boston University School of Law

| occupation=attorney, legislator

| spouse=Mark

| children=3

| residence=Rochester, Minnesota

| religion=

|}}

Tina Liebling (born 1953) is a Minnesota attorney and politician who is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=12268 | title=Liebling, Tina | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | website=Legislators Past & Present | access-date=March 8, 2013}} A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 24B,{{Cite web |title=Rep. Tina Liebling (24B) - Minnesota House of Representatives |url=https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/12268 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.house.mn.gov}} which consists almost entirely of the city of Rochester in Olmsted County, in southeastern Minnesota. She was a candidate for the Governor of Minnesota in 2018, but withdrew from the race in mid-March.{{cite news |last=Sepic |first=Matt |date=April 2, 2017 |title=Liebling announces run for governor, says she can connect with rural voters |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/04/02/liebling-announces-run-for-governor-says-she-can-connect-with-rural-voters |work=Minnesota Public Radio |access-date=April 3, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/06/04/otto-withdraws-campaign/amp/|title=State Auditor Rebecca Otto Withdraws Campaign For Governor|website=CBS Minnesota|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=June 14, 2018|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004528/http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/06/04/otto-withdraws-campaign/amp/|url-status=dead}}

Early life and education

Liebling was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of noted photographer Jerome Liebling. After her family moved away from the area, she returned to attend the University of Minnesota, earning a B.A. in Spanish and graduating magna cum laude. She went on to attend the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, receiving an M.S. in Public Health, then went to Boston University School of Law, graduating cum laude with a J.D.

Political career

Liebling's political career began in 2002, when she first ran for the District 30A seat, finishing second behind former state representative Carla Nelson in a three-way race. She ran again in 2004, defeating Nelson with 50.75% of the vote. She and Andy Welti, a former DFL representative from neighboring District 30B, were part of large DFL gains in the Minnesota House in 2004. The two were the first Democrats to represent the Rochester area, a traditionally Republican stronghold, in many years. She was sworn in on January 4, 2005.

Liebling was re-elected in 2006 with 52.76% of the vote, again defeating Carla Nelson. In the 2008 election, she faced Rochester businessman Jacob Dettinger, defeating him with 61.81% of the vote.{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |title=Election Reporting |access-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151035/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |archive-date=2011-09-28 }} In the 2010 election, she defeated Charlie O'Connell, garnering 55.15% of the vote to O'Connell's 44.73%.{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&R=ALL&LD=30A |title=Election Reporting |access-date=2010-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313122434/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&R=ALL&LD=30A |archive-date=2012-03-13 }} In 2012, running in a slightly altered district due to redistricting, she defeated Breanna Bly, a Rochester School Board member, 58.8% to 41.0%.{{cite web | url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/GetStateHouseResults/1?id=plegdistrictida&districtid=405 | title=Results for State Representative District 26A | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=March 8, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She again defeated Breanna Bly in the 2014 election, winning 55.2% to 44.7%.{{cite web |url= https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/20?districtid=405 |title=Results for State Representative District 26A |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=April 6, 2020}} In 2016, she defeated political novice Will Waggoner 59.9% to 40.0%.{{cite web |url= https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/100?districtid=405 |title=Results for State Representative District 26A |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=April 6, 2020}} In 2018, she had her largest percentage of votes ever, winning over former Olmsted County Commissioner Paul Wilson 63.2% to 36.6%.{{cite web |url= https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/115?districtid=405 |title=Results for State Representative District 26A |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=April 6, 2020}}

She served as an assistant majority leader during the 2007-08 session, but declined to serve again in that position for the 2009-10 biennium. She became the DFL lead on the Health and Human Services (HHS) Reform Committee for the 2011-12 biennium and also served on the Health and Human Service Finance and Judiciary Policy and Finance Committees. When the DFL retook the majority after the 2012 election, she became chair of the Health and Human Services Policy Committee for the 2013-14 biennium. She also served on the Health and Human Services Finance Committee, the Civil Law Committee, and the Taxes Committee.{{cite web |url= https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?id=12268 |title=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library |publisher=Minnesota Legislature |access-date=April 6, 2020}} When the Republicans became the majority after the 2014 election, she was the DFL health care lead on the HHS Finance Committee 2015-2017, also serving on the HHS Reform and the Ways and Means Committees, and the DFL lead on the HHS Reform Committee 2017-2018, also serving on the HHS Finance and Ways and Means Committees. Since the DFL took control of the Minnesota House in 2019, she is chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Division, which controls a third of the state’s budget. She also serves on the HHS Policy Committee and the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division (A Finance Division or Division is the Minnesota equivalent of an Appropriations Subcommittee in Congress and the Ways and Means Committee is the equivalent of the Appropriations Committee.)

Liebling supported Senator Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, breaking with state party leadership.{{cite web | url=http://www.startribune.com/bernie-sanders-rallies-voters-in-rochester/370405701/ | title=Bernie Sanders rallies voters in Rochester | date=28 February 2016 | publisher=Star Tribune | access-date=February 28, 2016}} She supported Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 primaries while Warren was running.

Candidate for Governor 2018

On April 2, 2017 Liebling announced her candidacy for Governor of Minnesota, since Governor Mark Dayton was not seeking re-election.{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/04/02/with-detailed-policy-focus-democrat-tina-liebling-to-run-for-governor/|title=With detailed policy focus, Democrat Tina Liebling to run for governor|date=2 April 2017|access-date=25 December 2017}} She finished fifth in the Minnesota DFL gubernatorial preference poll in February 2018 with about 6% of the vote statewide {{cite web |url= https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results |title=Precinct Caucus Preference Ballot Results (February 6, 2018) 26A |publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=April 6, 2020}} and dropped out of the race the next month.

Personal life

File:TinaLieblingGuitar.jpg

She married her husband, Dr. Mark Liebow, shortly after law school, and moved to the Chicago area, where her three children were born. In 1994, she moved to Rochester, where her husband was hired as a consultant for the Mayo Clinic, and she began a solo law practice focused on criminal law.

Election history

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|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 9922

|percentage = 56.40

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Katrina Pulham

|votes = 7661

|percentage = 43.55

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2020 Minnesota State Representative- House 26A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/Results/Index?ersElectionId=136&scenario=StateRepresentative|title=MN Election Results |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |access-date=2024-05-29}}}}

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|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 13207

|percentage = 63.85

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Gary Melin

|votes = 7443

|percentage = 35.99

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2018 Minnesota State Representative- House 26A{{cite web|url=https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/Results/Index?ersElectionId=115&scenario=StateRepresentative|title=MN Election Results |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |access-date=2024-05-29}}}}

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|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 10429

|percentage = 63.21

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Paul Wilson

|votes = 6047

|percentage = 36.65

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2016 Minnesota State Representative- House 26A{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ |title=MN Election Results |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |access-date=2018-01-17}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 10737

|percentage = 59.89

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Will Waggoner

|votes = 7168

|percentage = 39.98

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2014 Minnesota State Representative- House 26A{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ |title=MN Election Results |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |access-date=2018-01-17}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 6244

|percentage = 55.23

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Breanna Bly

|votes = 5050

|percentage = 44.67

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2012 Minnesota State Representative- House 26A{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ |title=MN Election Results |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |access-date=2018-01-17}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 10484

|percentage = 58.80

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Breanna Bly

|votes = 7306

|percentage = 40.97

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{{Election box begin | title=2010 Minnesota State Representative- House 30A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 6814

|percentage = 55.15

|change = -6.66

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Charlie O'Connell

|votes = 5527

|percentage = 44.73

|change = -

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2008 Minnesota State Representative- House 30A{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20081104/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |title=Election Reporting |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |access-date=2010-07-20}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 10768

|percentage = 61.81

|change = +9.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Jake Dettinger

|votes = 6624

|percentage = 38.02

|change = -

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2006 Minnesota State Representative- House 30A{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |title=Election Reporting |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |access-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151045/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling (Incumbent)

|votes = 7106

|percentage = 52.76

|change = +2.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Carla Nelson

|votes = 6336

|percentage = 47.04

|change = -2.10

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2004 Minnesota State Representative- House 30A{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20041102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |title=Election Reporting |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |date=2004-12-22 |access-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151049/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20041102/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling

|votes = 8712

|percentage = 50.75

|change = +17.60

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Carla Nelson (Incumbent)

|votes = 8435

|percentage = 49.14

|change = +9.37

}}

{{Election box begin | title=2002 Minnesota State Representative- House 30A{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20021105/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |title=Election Reporting |publisher=Electionresults.sos.state.mn.us |date=2003-05-23 |access-date=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151100/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20021105/ElecRslts.asp?M=LG&LD=30A |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

|candidate = Tina Liebling

|votes = 4446

|percentage = 33.15

|change = -

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Carla Nelson

|votes = 5334

|percentage = 39.77

|change = -

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independence Party of Minnesota

|candidate = Joe Duffy

|votes = 3618

|percentage = 26.98

|change = -

}}

References

External links

[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=12268 Rep. Tina Liebling] official Minnesota House of Representatives website
[http://www.tinaliebling.org Rep. Tina Liebling] official campaign website
[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/votetracker/legislator_view.php?id=137 Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Tina Liebling]
[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=38468 Project Votesmart: Rep. Tina Liebling Profile]
[https://twitter.com/tinaliebling Tina Liebling] on Twitter
[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tina-Liebling/12238551961 Tina Liebling] on Facebook

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Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Category:Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota

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Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota

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Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature