Matthew T. "Matt" Dean (born April 15, 1966) is an

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politician. He served as the

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from 2011 to 2013. A member of the

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, he represented District 38B, which included portions of

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and

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counties in the eastern

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metropolitan area. He is an

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and the owner of Dean Architects in Dellwood.

Early life and education

Born in the northeastern Minnesota city of

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, Dean was raised in the Twin Cities suburb of Roseville. He graduated from the

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with a

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degree. Dean competed in track and cross country in high school and college.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Dean was first elected in 2004, and was reelected in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012. He served as the

from 2011 to 2013, having been selected by his caucus for the position on November 6, 2010.

Electoral history

*2016 MN State House Seat 38B **Matt Dean (R, Incumbent) 56.94% **Ami Wazlawik (DFL) 42.95% *2014 MN State House Seat 38B **Matt Dean (R, Incumbent) 56.07% **Greg Pariseau (DFL) 43.80% *2012 MN State House Seat 38B **Matt Dean (R, Incumbent) 52.30% **Greg Pariseau (DFL) 47.54% *2010 MN State House Seat 52B **Matt Dean (R, Incumbent) 60.51% **Sten Hakanson (DFL) 39.46% *2008 MN State House Seat 52B **Matt Dean (R, Incumbent) 55.6% **Kate Christopher (DFL) 44.3% *2006 MN State House Seat 52B **Matt Dean (R, incumbent), 51.85% **Jason Gonnion (DFL), 48.11% *2004 MN State House Seat 52B **Matt Dean (R), 51.59% **

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(DFL, incumbent), 48.32% *2003 MN State House Seat 52B (Special Election) **

(DFL), 54.30% **Matt Dean (GOP), 43.47%

Interaction with Neil Gaiman

In May 2011, author

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was invited to speak at the Stillwater Library in Minnesota. Gaiman has a fixed policy of charging very high speaking fees for his appearances, believing that such fees will discourage most people from requesting he speak, leaving him more time for writing. Gaiman's fee was taken from a special fund established to bring authors in to speak at local libraries. Dean took issue with the expenditure, saying that Gaiman was an author he hated, and describing him as a "pencil-necked little weasel who stole $45,000 from the state of Minnesota." The actual fee was $40,000. Gaiman pointed out that he had donated his speaking fee to charity long before Dean's comments. After some press coverage, at his mother's urging, Dean apologized for being a "name caller".

References

External links

Project Votesmart: Rep. Dean Profile

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