Matthew Martin Little is an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 58 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Matt Little | |
|---|---|
 Matt Little | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 58th district | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Zach Duckworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1984 |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Spouse | Coco Qi |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Morris University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Early life, education, and career
editLittle graduated from Rosemount High School in 2003. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from University of Minnesota Morris in 2007.[1][2]
He worked as a regional field coordinator for the National Association of Letter Carriers in Washington, D.C. for two years and spent one year teaching English in Chile before attending the University of Minnesota Law School.[3] In 2014, he earned his juris doctor, graduating magna cum laude.[4][2]
In 2010, Little was elected to the Lakeville City Council. In 2012, at the age of 27, Little became the youngest person in Lakeville's history to be elected mayor.[1]
Little works as an attorney at his firm, Little Law, in Lakeville.[3]
Minnesota Senate
editLittle was narrowly elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016, where he served on the jobs and economic growth, transportation, and veterans and military affairs committees.[5] Little has gained national attention for his use of the social media app TikTok, where he has amassed more than 100,000 followers.[6][7]
In 2020, Little was defeated by Republican Zach Duckworth in his bid for re-election.[8]
Elections
edit- 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Matt Little | 22,833 | 50.38 | |
| Republican | Tim Pitcher | 22,446 | 49.53 | |
| Write-in | Others | 42 | 0.09 | |
| Majority | 387 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 45,321 | 100 | ||
- 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Zach Duckworth | 28,705 | 55.23 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Matt Little | 23,225 | 44.68 | |
| Write-in | Others | 48 | 0.09 | |
| Majority | 5,480 | 10.55 | ||
| Total votes | 51,978 | 100 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Hansen, Nathan (September 24, 2015). "Lakeville mayor Little will run for Senate in District 58". RiverTowns. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Senate District 58 candidate questionnaire 2016". Sun Thisweek. ECM Publishers. October 29, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Hansen, Nathan (September 24, 2015). "Rosemount grad Little will run for Senate seat". Rosemount Town Pages. Forum Communications. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Little, Matt". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "MN State Senate". www.senate.mn. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Max (August 14, 2020). "Meet The Politician Who Lives on TikTok". Politico. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Little Senator". TikTok. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ Wilmes, Samuel. "Duckworth defeats Little in battleground state Senate race". Southernminn.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Results for Minnesota's 58th State Senate district election, 2016". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Results for Minnesota's 58th State Senate district election, 2020". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 4, 2020.