Maple Grove and Osseo’s State Representative, Dennis Smith
Dennis proudly represents the residents of Maple Grove and Osseo in the Minnesota House of Representatives, District 34B. First elected in 2014, Dennis serves as the Vice-Chair of the Civil Law and Data Practices Committee, Commerce and Regulatory Reform, Education Finance, and Rules and Adminstration Committees.
Dennis was born and raised in White Bear Lake and went on to graduate from North Dakota State University with a Degree in Business, along with earning a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.
Dennis is a 22-year resident of Maple Grove who owns a small business and practices law in the community. He passionately serves in several community organizations, including the Maple Grove Rotary and is a past board of directors member of the Osseo/Maple Grove Hockey Association as Past President.
State Representative Updates
Maple Grove and Osseo, it has been an honor to serve as your voice in the State House of Representatives the past 4 years.
I would like to congratulate my opponent Kristin Bahner.
Thank you for your support.
So sad to see this result. Best to you and your family in your new endeavors.
You have served us well and faithfully for several years and I am so upset by the outcome of this race. We will continue to fight the good fight you led despite this loss. Thank you for all you did for Osseo and all our district.
Thank you for your service! So disappointed (putting in nicely) in MN voters. They have truly lost their minds! If you don't take your talents somewhere else, I hope you consider running again in 2020!
Thank you for being our voice these past 4 years!
You did a good job Dennis. Thank you for all you did.
This state has gone to hell!!
Sorry to hear it went the way it did. This was a crazy election.
Thank you for your service, sir!
Oh, Dennis you will be missed. Thank you for your service!!!
Thank you for your service to our community. We were blessed to have you!
Osseo and Maple Grove have been lucky to be represented by you the last four years!
Great job these past 4 years. Thank you!
This is the kind of class we desperately need in both American politics and our society at large. Thank you, and best wishes to you with whatever comes next in your career.
Thank you for you're service Dennis! All the best...
I'm so sorry you didn't win! But thank you so much for the clear stand you have taken for life. God bless you.
Thank you for representing us!
Thank you Dennis for serving! You will be missed Please stay in touch
Thanks for your dedicated service. I would hope you’re planning on running to win your seat back in 2020
Thanks for 4 great years. Wish it would have been more
Congratulations on serving for four years, Dennis. Don't take it personally, or let it get you down. The candidate I voted for in my district was not elected either. Well wishes to you.
Thank you for all your hard work in serving our area. Two years from now?
Thanks for your service. You represented our district well!
Thanks Dennis for your four years hard work for us. It’s a big loss for us and the state. Hope you’re able to ramp up your practice.
Friends - please go vote. After that, join me and the other local candidates at Malone’s for an election results viewing party! Starts at 7:00 pm.
All are welcome! (If you have voted. 🙂 !)
Excited to vote with my daughter Lillian Smith ! Her first election she could vote!
Honored to receive the endorsement of Al Madsen, former longtime City Administrator of Maple Grove.
"It has been my pleasure to work with Dennis on various city projects. He represents our community well and deserves another term." - Al Madsen
One of the reasons I hope to continue to represent Maple Grove and Osseo is because it gives me the opportunity to work together with leaders like Al. Thanks for your support!
Im not voting for you!!!
Congrats Dennis! You are a true asset to the community!
I voted for you!
Voted straight blue.
You Didn't get my vote.
Discussing small businesses, jobs on Main Street, and more!
Did you know that Kristin Bahner is a small business owner? She is going to be a great representative for Maple Grove and Osseo!
Thank you Dennis for continuing to be the voice of Maple Grove and Osseo. We are looking forward to another victory this election year! Your continued commitment to the community is much appreciated !
My daughter was not home but got your flyer with a hand written note. She was impressed you took the time to do that. Proof you are a caring person for MG residents.
You are not what Maple Grove needs. We need someone who will represent all the people and not just the wealthy.
You have my vote, Dennis!
Dennis, the Developers are the ones that benefit from TIF money, not the small businesses!
I have had the privilege to serve you in the Minnesota House of Representatives for the past four years where I have chief authored 34 bills during this time; I will continue listening to what matters most to you.
You already know you have my vote my friend
I’m voting for Dennis too! Let’s all make sure our friends and neighbors will too!
That you will. Thanks for all you do.
Do you support President Trump?
Dennis Smith for re-election! #GOTV
Thank you for the legislation you have authored and supported.
No
Kristin Bahner will do a better job of representing all Maple Grove residents, provide adequate support for our students and schools, and ensure we have the infrastructure and systems in place to attract employers of choice.
For all of the negative ads you’ve put out, Dennis Smith, I’m going to be voting for your competitor, Kristin Bahner. Honestly, every single time I opened my mailbox this last week, I got your hate mail. We don’t need that in Maple Grove. We’re better than that.
What were your doing speaking your politics to a group of high School football team??? Shame in you. You must be very desperate
we in Maple Grove are glad to have you standing up for the values that make MN great
your supporters holding your signs outside of polling places is wrong. not getting my vote that way.
We are grateful for your service and look forward to you ramping up the campaign in 2020
Honored to speak to the Crimson football team last night on the eve of the 1st playoff game! Good luck to the Crimson tonight! #FearTheLeaf
Vote Smith.
Lol
It’s great to have your leadership here in 34B. I look forward to voting for you on 11/6!
Go Kristen Bahner! Flip 34B!
Wears a sweatshirt with his name on it hahaha. Hilarious
"Who is this guy they will ask me so what I'll do is I'll put my last name on a sweatshirt so the kids voting remember gotta make it red as well so it pops out and hits deep subconsciously speaking. Woman will love it especially white woman"
Hahahahahahahahahahgross
Loved that terrible school
Mr nelson!
Smith all the way!
What is he doing at this school function!!
Dennis I hope you win today!
Voted!
And just HOW MANY CAN VOTE AT PRESENT? I was 17 when I was a Senior.
Great discussion this am at Maple Grove Rotary about ending homelessness. This past session I was proud to support signicant investment in low income housing. #mnleg
Awesome Dennis Smith... Please share the importance of this with your friends in Osseo!!! 🗽
Great discussion tonight at the North Metro Mayor’s Forum in the Maple Grove Gov Center! Thank you to Mayor Mark Steffenson for moderating and for all coming out in this rain storm! #mnleg
Getting ready for Osseo Lions Parade! We have all these fun animals in our parade unit! Stop by and join the fun! Lillian Smith
Reagan and I paying our respects to the late Sen. John McCain one last night with the flags at half staff. May God bless him. #patriot
Democrat’s attack piece in Maple Grove and Osseo: “Not true – and… deliberately deceptive.”
My opponent’s party has been spreading false stories for months in this campaign and now they’ve been caught by WCCO-TV’s “Reality Check” segment that aired last night. The lies in the mail piece that the Minnesota DFL has been sending to families in Maple Grove and Osseo are so bad that WCCO called them “not true – and… deliberately deceptive.”
Here’s more:
“The Minnesota DFL Party points to this 2018 vote as proof Republicans voted for a pay hike. But it is not true. It is not a vote for a pay hike, or to fund a pay hike. It is a vote to restore funding after DFL Governor Mark Dayton line-item vetoed the legislature’s budget. In fact, Republican leaders tried to stop the pay hike but ran into legal obstacles.”
The facts:
1. In 2013 session the DFL controlled House and Senate passed a bill to place the constitutional question of an independent commission on the ballot in Nov. of 2016.
2. 76% of Minnesotans voted YES and passed this constitutional provision in the election of Nov. 2016.
3. Jan of 2017 Governor Dayton appointed the commission that met and came up with the salary for Reps and Senators, for now and for the future.
It would be best for all involved if candidates and campaigns could simply tell you why they deserve your vote rather than resorting to mud-slinging and lies.
The residents of Maple Grove and Osseo, House District 34b, deserve more, and expect more. They are getting a positive campaign from me.
Link to WCCO story:
minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/08/22/rc-capitol-pay-hike/
Reality Check: Pay Hikes At The Capitol
minnesota.cbslocal.com
Thousands of campaign mailers are showing up at Minnesota homes, making a politically inflammatory claim.
Running a positive campaign gets us nowhere. I think that’s why we can’t maintain a conservative government in this state. The liberals are ruthless, and must be stopped. Why not sue them for deceptive advertising or libelous crimes? Let’s stand up to the ignorance that is prevalent in Minnesota politics.
So glad you are responding to above lies. The problem seems to be the DFL has no positive message on why the electorate should vote for them. Time for a change. Vote Minnesota RED.
Thanks for posting this Rep Smith. I was manning a candidate booth at the Fair yesterday and was several times “scolded” by passers-by about just this issue. GOP Candidates need to print this up for their State Fair booths and SD Bpous should post this on their pages and boost it to state level.
You're slicing the baloney pretty thin here. The point of the mailer (which the article crops, speaking of deliberately misleading) is what the legislature prioritized. You paid yourselves and bailed out the insurance companies, and the rest of us got left behind in a morass of failed omnibus bills. I'm looking forward to Kristin Bahner prioritizing schools, healthcare, and the environment.