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Thomas Earl Emmer Jr.
[1]
(born March 3, 1961) is an
American
attorney
and
politician
. He has been the
U.S. representative
for
Minnesota's 6th congressional district
since 2015. He has been the
House Majority Whip
since 2023.
Emmer unsuccessfully ran for
Governor of Minnesota
in the
2010 election
, however lost the election to
Minnesota Democratic?Farmer?Labor Party
nominee
Mark Dayton
by less than half of a percentage point.
[2]
[3]
After the
2022 United States House of Representatives elections
, he won the race for
House Majority Whip
.
[4]