This page was current at the end of the official's last term in officecovered by Ballotpedia. Pleasecontact us with any updates.

Geoff Michel

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Minnesota State Senate District 41

Years in office: 2003 - 2013

Education

Bachelor's

Dartmouth College

Law

University of Minnesota

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Attorney

Geoff Michel (b. November 13, 1963) is a formerRepublican member of theMinnesota State Senate, representing District 41 from 2003 to 2013 and serving asstate Senate deputy majority leader.

Before serving in the Senate, Michel served as legal counsel for former Independent-Republican Governor Arne Carlson and as a legislative assistant to Congressman Bill Frenzel.^[1]

Michel earned his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota.^[1]

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Michel served on these committees:

• Jobs and Economic Growth, Chair
• Rules and Administration
• Taxes, Vice Chair

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Michel served on these committees:

• Business, Industry and Jobs (Ranking Minority Member)
• Capital Investment
• E-12 Education Budget and Policy Division
• Education
• Higher Education
• Higher Education Budget and Policy Division^[2].

Elections

2010

See also:Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Michel won re-election to the 41st District seat in 2010. He facedBill Reichert in the primary.Steve Elkins ran for the seat on the DFL ticket. The general election took place onNovember 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 41 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Geoff Michel (R)		20890	56.42%
Steve Elkins (DFL)		16098	43.48%
Write-In		39	0.11%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Michel won re-election to the 41st District Seat in theMinnesota State Senate, defeating opponents Andrew Borene (DFL) and Julie Risser (G).^[3]

Minnesota State Senate, District 41 (2006)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Geoff Michel (R)		21,216	56.10%
Andrew Borene (DFL)		11,132	29.44%
Julie Risser (G)		5,431	14.36%
Write-In		36	0.10%

Campaign finance summary

Ballotpedia currently provides campaign finance data for all federal- and state-level candidates from 2020 and later. We are continuously working to expand our data to include prior elections. That information will be published here as we acquire it. If you would like to help us provide this data, please considerdonating to Ballotpedia.

Scorecards

Taxpayers League of Minnesota

TheTaxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releasesa legislative scorecard for theMinnesota House of Representatives andMinnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."^[4]

2012

Michel received a score of 43 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 330th out of all 67Minnesota State Senate members.^[5]

2011

Michel received a score of 77 percent in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 23rd out of all 67Minnesota State Senate members.^[6]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the termGeoff + Michel + Minnesota + Senate

District 41

Michel represents Minnesota Senate District 41. District 41 includes the Minneapolis/St. Paul suburbs of Bloomington and Edina^[7].

Personal

Note: Pleasecontact us if the personal information below requires an update.

Geoff is married to Annie Michel. They have four children and reside in Edina, Minnesota.

External links

Suggest a link

• Geoff Michel's official Minnesota State Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions:2010,2008,2006,2004,2002
• Minnesota Public Radio votetracker profile

Footnotes

	v • e State ofMinnesota St. Paul (capital)
Elections	What's on my ballot? |Elections in 2025 |How to vote |How to run for office |Ballot measures
Government	Who represents me? |U.S. President |U.S. Congress |Federal courts |State executives |State legislature |State and local courts |Counties |Cities |School districts |Public policy