Augustine "Willie" Dominguez (born July 30, 1955) is a

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, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 58B, which includes portions of downtown and north Minneapolis, from 2007 to 2009. He lost the district DFL Party's endorsement to Bobby Joe Champion in 2008. He then opted to run in the

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

, again losing to Champion, who went on to win in the

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on November 4, 2008. While in the House, Dominguez was a member of the Commerce and Labor Committee and the Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Committee. He also served on the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee for the Veterans Affairs Division, on the Finance subcommittees for the K-12 Finance Division, the K-12 Finance Division-Disparities in Student Support and Service (which he chaired), and the Public Safety Finance Division. Dominguez attended

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and

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. He is a

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management consultant, and also has a Saturday morning radio show on KFAI Radio.

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Minnesota Public Radio - Votetracker: Augustine Dominguez
voting record *''Follow the Money'' - Augustine Dominguez
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campaign contributions 1955 births Living people Politicians from Minneapolis Hispanic and Latino American state legislators Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians North Community High School alumni {{Minnesota-politician-stub