Tim Penny
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Tim Penny holding his granddaughter while giving a speech. |
Timothy James Penny (born
November 19 1951), is an
American politician from
Minnesota. Penny was a
Democratic member of the
United States House of Representatives from 1983-1995, representing
Minnesota's 1st congressional district. He was born in
Albert Lea, Minnesota, and was educated at
Winona State University. He was a member of the
Minnesota State Senate from 1976-1982.
In
2002, Penny's unsuccessful run for
governor of Minnesota as the
Independence Party candidate gained 16% of the vote, despite polls indicating a dead heat between him, DFL candidate
Roger Moe, and Republican candidate
Tim Pawlenty less than a month before the election. His running mate for the election was state senator Martha Robertson of
Minnetonka, a moderate Republican.
Penny is currently a professor at the
University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. He lives in
Waseca, Minnesota and has three children.
He is the co-author of
Payment Due,
Common Cents: A Retiring Six-Term Congressman Reveals How Congress Really Works--And What We Must Do to Fix It, and
The 15 Biggest Lies in Politics.
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Faculty bio page - University of Minnesota
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2002 Race for Governor**
Tim Pawlenty (R), 44%
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Roger Moe (DFL), 36%
**Tim Penny (IPM.), 16%
**Ken Pentel (Grn), 2%
