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American politician (born 1987)

James "Jimmy" Gordon
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 28A district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2025
Preceded byBrian Johnson
Mayor of Isanti, Minnesota
In office
January 9, 2023 – December 31, 2024
Preceded byJeff Johnson
Succeeded byLuke Merrill (interim)
Personal details
Born1987 (age 37–38)
Cambridge, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMegan
Children4
ResidenceIsanti, Minnesota
Occupation

James "Jimmy" Gordon (born 1987) is an American politician who has served in the Minnesota House of Representatives since January 14, 2025. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Gordon represents District 28A, which includes parts of North Branch, Cambridge, and Isanti in southeastern Minnesota. He previously served as is the mayor of Isanti.

Political career

Mayor of Isanti

Gordon ran for Mayor of Isanti, Minnesota, in 2022 and won the election with 55% of the vote, defeating incumbent Jeff Johnson. After being elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2024 election, he announced his resignation as mayor, effective December 31 of that year.

Minnesota House of Representatives

In January 2024, Gordon announced his intention to challenge incumbent Republican Brian Johnson in the primary for District 28A of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Despite reporting on his past tax deliquency during the primary campaign, he won the Republican endorsement at convention, then defeated Johnson in the Republican primary with 65.99% of the vote. He was the only challenger to successfully primary an incumbent in Minnesota in 2024.

In the general election, he defeated Democrat Tim Dummer by nearly a 37-point margin. He will be sworn in at the start of session on January 14, 2025.

Electoral history

2022 Isanti mayoral election
Candidate Votes %
James "Jimmy" Gordon 1,338 55.18
Jeff Johnson 1,077 44.41
Write-in 10 0.41
Total votes 2,425 100.0
2024 Minnesota State House - District 28A, Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy Gordon 2,561 65.99
Republican Brian Johnson (incumbent) 1,320 34.01
Total votes 3,881 100
2024 Minnesota State House - District 28A
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy Gordon 17,550 68.11
Democratic (DFL) Tim Dummer 8,163 31.68
Write-in 54 0.21
Total votes 25,767 100
Republican hold

Personal life

Gordon was born in 1987 in Cambridge, Minnesota. He lives in Isanti with his wife Megan and four children and attends North Isanti Baptist Church.

References

  1. "Gordon becomes new Isanti mayor". County News Review. January 13, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. "Mayor and Council". City of Isanti, MN. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  3. "PollFinder: Legislative District 28A Map" (PDF). Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  4. "Minnesota election results 2022: Mayors". Fox 9 KMSP. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  5. Kytonen, Rachel (November 29, 2024). "Isanti outlines process to fill Gordon's mayoral seat". County News Review. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  6. "Isanti mayor to run for Minnesota House seat". Isanti-Chisago County Star. January 18, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  7. Griffith, Michelle (July 23, 2024). "Republican Minnesota House candidate has history of tax delinquency, filed for bankruptcy". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Primary Results for State Representative District 28A". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  9. Bierschbach, Briana (August 14, 2024). "Five takeaways from Minnesota's primary election". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 General Results for State Representative District 28A". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  11. "2025 Legislative Dates". Minnesota Governmental Relations Council. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  12. "2022 Results for Selected Contests in 31328 - Isanti". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  13. "Gordon, James "Jimmy"". Legislators Past and Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
94th Minnesota Legislature (2025–2027)
Speaker
Lisa Demuth (R) (disputed)
Majority Leader
TBD
DFL Leader
Melissa Hortman (DFL)
1A. ▌John Burkel (R) 1B. ▌Steve Gander (R) 2A. ▌Bidal Duran Jr (R) 2B. ▌Matt Bliss (R) 3A. ▌Roger Skraba (R) 3B. ▌Natalie Zeleznikar (R) 4A. ▌Heather Keeler (DFL) 4B. ▌Jim Joy (R) 5A. ▌Krista Knudsen (R) 5B. ▌Mike Wiener (R) 6A. ▌Ben Davis (R) 6B. ▌Josh Heintzeman (R) 7A. ▌Spencer Igo (R) 7B. ▌Cal Warwas (R) 8A. ▌Peter Johnson (D) 8B. ▌Alicia Kozlowski (DFL) 9A. ▌Jeff Backer (R) 9B. ▌Tom Murphy (R) 10A. ▌Ron Kresha (R) 10B. ▌Isaac Schultz (R) 11A. ▌Jeff Dotseth (R) 11B. ▌Nathan Nelson (R) 12A. ▌Paul Anderson (R) 12B. ▌Mary Franson (R) 13A. ▌Lisa Demuth (R) 13B. ▌Tim O'Driscoll (R) 14A. ▌Bernie Perryman (R) 14B. ▌Dan Wolgamott (DFL) 15A. ▌Chris Swedzinski (R) 15B. ▌Paul Torkelson (R) 16A. ▌Scott Van Binsberge (R) 16B. ▌Dave Baker (R) 17A. ▌Dawn Gillman (R) 17B. ▌Bobbie Harder (R) 18A. ▌Erica Schwartz (R) 18B. ▌Luke Frederick (DFL) 19A. ▌Keith Allen (R) 19B. ▌Thomas Sexton (R) 20A. ▌Pam Altendorf (R) 20B. ▌Steven Jacob (R) 21A. ▌Joe Schomacker (R) 21B. ▌Marj Fogelman (R) 22A. ▌Bjorn Olson (R) 22B. ▌Terry Stier (R) 23A. ▌Peggy Bennett (R) 23B. ▌Patricia Mueller (R) 24A. ▌Duane Quam (R) 24B. ▌Tina Liebling (DFL) 25A. ▌Kim Hicks (DFL) 25B. ▌Andy Smith (DFL) 26A. ▌Aaron Repinski (R) 26B. ▌Greg Davids (R) 27A. ▌Shane Mekeland (R) 27B. ▌Bryan Lawrence (R) 28A. ▌Jimmy Gordon (R) 28B. ▌Max Rymer (R) 29A. ▌Joe McDonald (R) 29B. ▌Marion O'Neill (R) 30A. ▌Walter Hudson (R) 30B. ▌Paul Novotny (R) 31A. ▌Harry Niska (R) 31B. ▌Peggy Scott (R) 32A. ▌Nolan West (R) 32B. ▌Matt Norris (DFL) 33A. ▌Patti Anderson (R) 33B. ▌Josiah Hill (DFL) 34A. ▌Danny Nadeau (R) 34B. ▌Melissa Hortman (DFL) 35A. ▌Zack Stephenson (DFL) 35B. ▌Kari Rehrauer (DFL) 36A. ▌Elliott Engen (R) 36B. ▌Brion Curran (DFL) 37A. ▌Kristin Robbins (R) 37B. ▌Kristin Bahner (DFL) 38A. ▌Huldah Hiltsley (DFL) 38B. ▌Samantha Vang (DFL) 39A. ▌Erin Koegel (DFL) 39B. ▌Sandra Feist (DFL) 40A. ▌Kelly Moller (DFL) 40B. ▌Vacant 41A. ▌Wayne Johnson (R) 41B. ▌Tom Dippel (R) 42A. ▌Ned Carroll (DFL) 42B. ▌Ginny Klevorn (DFL) 43A. ▌Cedrick Frazier (DFL) 43B. ▌Mike Freiberg (DFL) 44A. ▌Peter Fischer (DFL) 44B. ▌Leon Lillie (DFL) 45A. ▌Andrew Myers (R) 45B. ▌Patty Acomb (DFL) 46A. ▌Larry Kraft (DFL) 46B. ▌Cheryl Youakim (DFL) 47A. ▌Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (DFL) 47B. ▌Ethan Cha (DFL) 48A. ▌Jim Nash (R) 48B. ▌Lucy Rehm (DFL) 49A. ▌Laurie Pryor (DFL) 49B. ▌Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (DFL) 50A. ▌Julie Greene (DFL) 50B. ▌Steve Elkins (DFL) 51A. ▌Michael Howard (DFL) 51B. ▌Nathan Coulter (DFL) 52A. ▌Liz Reyer (DFL) 52B. ▌Bianca Virnig (DFL) 53A. ▌Mary Frances Clardy (DFL) 53B. ▌Rick Hansen (DFL) 54A. ▌Brad Tabke (DFL) 54B. ▌Ben Bakeberg (R) 55A. ▌Jessica Hanson (DFL) 55B. ▌Kaela Berg (DFL) 56A. ▌Robert Bierman (DFL) 56B. ▌John Huot (DFL) 57A. ▌Jon Koznick (R) 57B. ▌Jeff Witte (R) 58A. ▌Kristi Pursell (DFL) 58B. ▌Drew Roach (R) 59A. ▌Fue Lee (DFL) 59B. ▌Esther Agbaje (DFL) 60A. ▌Sydney Jordan (DFL) 60B. ▌Mohamud Noor (DFL) 61A. ▌Katie Jones (DFL) 61B. ▌Jamie Long (DFL) 62A. ▌Anquam Mahamoud (DFL) 62B. ▌Hodan Hassan (DFL) 63A. ▌Samantha Sencer-Mura (DFL) B. ▌Emma Greenman (DFL) 64A. ▌Kaohly Her (DFL) B. ▌Dave Pinto (DFL) 65A. ▌Samakab Hussein (DFL) B. ▌María Isa Pérez-Vega (DFL) 66A. ▌Leigh Finke (DFL) B. ▌Athena Hollins (DFL) 67A. ▌Liz Lee (DFL) B. ▌Jay Xiong (DFL)
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