Timothy Penny
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Arlen Erdahl |
| Succeeded by | Gil Gutknecht |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 30th district |
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In office January 4, 1977 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | John Patton |
| Succeeded by | Mel Frederick |
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Timothy Joe Penny November 19, 1951 Albert Lea, Minnesota, U.S. |
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Democratic (Before 2002) Independence (2002–present) |
| Alma mater | Winona State University |
Timothy Joseph "Tim" Penny (born November 19, 1951) is an American author, musician, and former politician from Minnesota. Penny was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives, 1983–1995, representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 102nd and 103rd congresses.
Penny was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and was educated at Winona State University, receiving a bachelor's degree in political science in 1974. He was a member of the Minnesota State Senate, 1976–1982.
In 1982, Penny won the DFL nomination for the 1st District and upset four-term 2nd District Republican Tom Hagedorn, becoming only the third Democrat to ever represent this district. Leading up to the election, Republicans were divided after the conservative Hagedorn narrowly defeated two-term First District moderate incumbent, Rep. Arlen Erdahl, in a contentious Republican Convention endorsement contest after redistricting; in addition, Democrats made large gains in congressional elections across the country, which contributed to Penny's victory. Penny was reelected in 1984 with 56 percent of the vote, becoming the first non-Republican to win reelection in the district since statehood. He never faced another contest nearly that close, winning four more times by an average of 70 percent of the vote.
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