John Huot
John Huot | |
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Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 56B district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Anna Wills |
Personal details | |
Born | May 23, 1965 |
Political party | Democratic (DFL) |
Spouse |
Angela (m. 1991) |
Children | 3 |
Residence | |
Website | Government website Campaign website |
John Duffy Huot (born May 23, 1965) is an American politician serving in the
Early life, education, and career
Huot graduated from Hudson High School in Wisconsin and attended trade school in Winona, Minnesota. He received an emergency medical technician certification from Century College and a real estate certification from Kaplan Vocational-Technical School.[1]
Minnesota House of Representatives
Huot was first elected to the
Huot serves as vice chair of the State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Property Tax Division of the Taxes Committees and the Public Safety Finance and Policy and Rules and Legislative Administration Committees. From 2021 to 2022, he was vice chair of the Health Finance and Policy Committee[1]
Huot authored legislation to increase funding for the Minnesota Attorney General's office, to hire more prosecutors to work on criminal cases around the state.[3] He was the only DFL legislator to vote against a ban on no-knock warrants during a 2022 Public Safety Committee hearing.[4]
A football and basketball referee, Huot authored legislation that would fine unruly youth sports attendees, protecting coaches players and referees.[5] He sponsored legislation to give the Minnesota Zoo emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]
An EMT, Huot has advocated for better conditions for volunteer EMTs in the face of declining volunteers.[8] He supported legislation eliminating the statute of limitations on reporting sexual assault, speaking out about having been abused by a priest as a child.[9]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anna Wills (incumbent) | 12,382 | 53.66 | |
Democratic (DFL) | John Huot | 10,656 | 46.18 | |
Write-in | 37 | 0.16 | ||
Total votes | 23,075 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic (DFL) | John Huot | 11,209 | 51.92 | |||
Republican | Anna Wills (incumbent) | 10,373 | 48.04 | |||
Write-in | 9 | 0.04 | ||||
Total votes | 21,591 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | John Huot (incumbent) | 14,527 | 55.02 | |
Republican | Sandra A. Jimenez | 11,857 | 44.91 | |
Write-in | 19 | 0.07 | ||
Total votes | 26,403 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic (DFL) | John Huot (incumbent) | 11,854 | 55.57 | |
Republican | Joe Scanlon | 9,455 | 44.33 | |
Write-in | 21 | 0.10 | ||
Total votes | 21,330 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
Personal life
Huot and his wife, Angela, have three children. He resides in
References
- ^ a b c d e "Huot, John". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "Rep. John Huot (56B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Bakst, Brian (February 6, 2023). "Legislature passes funding for AG Ellison to hire prosecutors". MPR News. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ Orenstein, Walker (February 21, 2022). "Why the Legislature is considering carving out exceptions for no-knock entries that already exist". MinnPost. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ Van Berkel, Jessie (March 22, 2022). "Minnesota legislators consider $1,000 fine on unruly youth sports attendees". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Adler, Erin (June 19, 2020). "Minnesota Zoo debuts drive-through zoo to raise much-needed funds, provide safe way to see animals". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Adler, Erin (July 1, 2020). "Minnesota Zoo gets $6M in emergency COVID-19 funding". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Brooks, Jennifer (December 14, 2019). "For EMTs in rural Minnesota, it's a job of bad hours and no pay but grateful neighbors". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Bierschbach, Briana (September 14, 2021). "How two women helped eliminate Minnesota's time limit on reporting sexual assault". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Results for State Representative District 57B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Results for State Representative District 57B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Results for State Representative District 57B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Results for State Representative District 56B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.