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| '''Douglas G. "Doug" Wardlow''' (born July 3, 1978) is an American attorney and a former ] from District 38B |
'''Douglas G. "Doug" Wardlow''' (born July 3, 1978) is an American attorney and a former ] from District 38B. | ||
| He is the Republican nominee in the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ==Early life |
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| ⚫ | ==Early life and education== | ||
| Wardlow graduated from ] in ], where he was one of the four valedictorians of his class. He attended ] in ], studied ] at ] in ], and graduated '']'' from Georgetown University with a ] in Political Theory with a minor in Mandarin Chinese. | Wardlow graduated from ] in ], where he was one of the four valedictorians of his class. He attended ] in ], studied ] at ] in ], and graduated '']'' from Georgetown University with a ] in Political Theory with a minor in Mandarin Chinese. | ||
| Wardlow earned his ], '']'' from ]. During law school, he also spent a summer clerking at the law firm of Lee and Li in ]. He also returned to Beijing University, completing English-language coursework on ].<ref name="state1"/><ref name="parkerrosen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.parkerrosen.com/attorneys/wardlow/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715043858/http://www.parkerrosen.com/attorneys/wardlow/ |archivedate=2011-07-15 |df= }}</ref> | Wardlow earned his ], '']'' from ]. | ||
| After earning his law degree, he served as a ] for Associate Justice ] of the ]. During law school, he also spent a summer clerking at the law firm of Lee and Li in ]. He also returned to Beijing University, completing English-language coursework on ].<ref name="state1"/><ref name="parkerrosen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.parkerrosen.com/attorneys/wardlow/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715043858/http://www.parkerrosen.com/attorneys/wardlow/ |archivedate=2011-07-15 |df= }}</ref> | |||
| After graduating law school, Wardlow served as a ] for Associate Justice ] of the ]. | |||
| == Career == | |||
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| === Law === | |||
| ⚫ | ==Minnesota House of Representatives (2011-2013)== | ||
| ⚫ | Wardlow worked as a litigation attorney for Minneapolis law firm of Parker Rosen, where he specialized in ], employment law and business law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parkerrosen.com/|title=Parker / Rosen|website=www.parkerrosen.com|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref><ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15372|title=Wardlow, Douglas "Doug" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref> Wardlow also worked with international trade law.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Berkel |first1=Jessie |title=Doug Wardlow says he'll set aside partisan past if elected attorney general |url=http://www.startribune.com/wardlow-says-he-ll-set-aside-partisan-past-if-elected-attorney-general/494705541/ |website=/www.startribune.com |publisher=Minneapolis Star Tribune |accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ===Alliance Defending Freedom=== | ||
| ⚫ | Wardlow worked for ], a conservative Christian legal advocacy non-profit based in ]; he left the group when he when launched his bid to become Minnesota Attorney General in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/wardlow-says-he-ll-set-aside-partisan-past-if-elected-attorney-general/494705541/|title=Doug Wardlow says he'll set aside partisan past if elected attorney general|work=Star Tribune|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/3594154_1|title=Douglas G. Wardlow - a Scottsdale, Arizona (AZ) Business & Commercial Law Lawyer|website=pview.findlaw.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref> In 2017, Wardlow testified in an Anoka-Hennepin school board meeting against allowing transgender students to access facilities in accordance with their gender identities.<ref name="SPLCWardlow" /><ref name="MediaMatters">.</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Wardlow has argued that transgender students using bathrooms reflecting their gender threatens the "safety and privacy" of other students, and that requiring students to refer to transgender people using appropriate pronouns violates their free speech rights under the First Amendment..<ref>http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/10345</ref> He successfully argued that a Detroit funeral home could fire a transgender employee because of the owner's religious opposition to transgender people.<ref name="FreePress">. ], 18 August 2016</ref><ref>https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/pdffiles/14-13710opn.pdf</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ===Minnesota House of Representatives (2011-2013)=== | ||
| ] in 2011.]] | ] in 2011.]] | ||
| Wardlow was first elected to the ] in 2010. He served on the Civil Law, Judiciary Policy and Finance, and Taxes committees, and on the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property and Local Tax Division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15372|title=Wardlow, Douglas "Doug" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref> He narrowly lost his bid for reelection in 2012 to ] ], in the newly created District 51B.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.startribune.com/returns/mlghsm.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-05-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818003959/http://elections.startribune.com/returns/mlghsm.html |archivedate=2012-08-18 |df= }}</ref> | Wardlow was first elected to the ] in 2010. The district was formerly represented by Wardlow's father, Lynn Wardlow, and includes portions of the city of Eagan in Dakota County, in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} He served on the Civil Law, Judiciary Policy and Finance, and Taxes committees, and on the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property and Local Tax Division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15372|title=Wardlow, Douglas "Doug" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.house.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref> He narrowly lost his bid for reelection in 2012 to ] ], in the newly created District 51B.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.startribune.com/returns/mlghsm.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-05-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818003959/http://elections.startribune.com/returns/mlghsm.html |archivedate=2012-08-18 |df= }}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Wardlow wrote a bill that sought to prohibit the creation of health care exchanges |
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| ⚫ | Wardlow wrote a bill that sought to prohibit the creation of health care exchanges, which were a component of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).<ref name=":0" /> Wardlow's bill did not become law.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| ⚫ | ==Alliance Defending Freedom |
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| ⚫ | Wardlow worked for ], a conservative Christian legal advocacy non-profit based in ]; he left the group when he launched his bid to become Minnesota Attorney General in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/wardlow-says-he-ll-set-aside-partisan-past-if-elected-attorney-general/494705541/|title=Doug Wardlow says he'll set aside partisan past if elected attorney general|work=Star Tribune|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/3594154_1|title=Douglas G. Wardlow - a Scottsdale, Arizona (AZ) Business & Commercial Law Lawyer|website=pview.findlaw.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-10}}</ref> In 2017, Wardlow testified in an Anoka-Hennepin school board meeting against allowing transgender students to access facilities in accordance with their |
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| ⚫ | Wardlow has argued that transgender students using bathrooms reflecting their |
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| Wardlow sought to get a constitutional amendment enshrining so-called "]" (which would prohibit requirements that workers who benefit from union contracts contribute to unions).<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| ⚫ | ==2018 Minnesota Attorney General election== | ||
| ⚫ | ===2018 Minnesota Attorney General election=== | ||
| {{Main|Minnesota Attorney General election, 2018}} | {{Main|Minnesota Attorney General election, 2018}} | ||
| ⚫ | During the 2018 election Wardlow stated that he would enforce same-sex marriage laws<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Berkel |first1=Jessie |title=Doug Wardlow says he'll set aside partisan past if elected attorney general |url=http://www.startribune.com/wardlow-says-he-ll-set-aside-partisan-past-if-elected-attorney-general/494705541/ |website=/www.startribune.com |publisher=Minneapolis Star Tribune |accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref>, however, Wardlow previously opposed gay marriage and the '']'' decision<ref name=WardlowFox>. ]. Doug Wardlow, June 26, 2015.</ref> and calling it a "tyrannical impulse" in 2015.<ref name=WardlowIndependent>. ]. Kyle Harris, June 26, 2015</ref> In a 2013 speech, Wardlow said, "You cannot have liberty without strong families. You cannot have liberty with marriage redefined to include homosexual marriage."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/faith-leaders-denounce-wardlow-mailers-attacking-keith-ellison/497970241/|title=Faith leaders denounce Wardlow mailers attacking Keith Ellison|work=Star Tribune|access-date=2018-10-19}}</ref> | ||
| On August 14, 2018, Wardlow won the ] primary for Attorney General of Minnesota. He faces Democratic U.S. Rep. ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Statewide Results for Attorney General |url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/AttorneyGeneral/114?id=st&officeInElectionId=17118 |publisher=] |accessdate=August 19, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> ] candidate Noah Johnson has endorsed Ellison, but will remain on the general election ballot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Berkel |first1=Jessie |title=Legalize Cannabis candidate endorses Keith Ellison for attorney general |url=http://www.startribune.com/legal-marijuana-now-candidate-endorses-keith-ellison-for-attorney-general/497572521/ |accessdate=October 19, 2018 |work=] |date=October 15, 2018}}</ref> Wardlow had previously been endorsed by the Republican Party at its June 2, 2018 state convention.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.startribune.com/swanson-drops-bid-for-dfl-endorsement-party-endorses-pelikan-for-ag/484386991/ |title=DFL endorses Pelikan for AG after Swanson drops bid for party nod |last=Van Berkel |first=Jessie |date=June 2, 2018 |work=] |access-date=June 2, 2018 |last2=Rao |first2=Maya}}</ref> | |||
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| Wardlow has said that, if elected, he will "fire 42 Democratic attorneys right off the bat" from the Attorney General's Office, leading to criticism that he would politicize the office and make hiring decisions based on political loyalty rather than merit.<ref name=StarTribuneFire>. '']'', 12 October 2018</ref> | Wardlow has said that, if elected, he will "fire 42 Democratic attorneys right off the bat" from the Attorney General's Office, leading to criticism that he would politicize the office and make hiring decisions based on political loyalty rather than merit.<ref name=StarTribuneFire>. '']'', 12 October 2018</ref> | ||
| On October 27, 2018, ''Politico'' reported that the State of Minnesota had not elected a Republican attorney general in more than 40 years, but added that Ellison was "putting that streak to the test." According to ''Politico'', Ellison had been "rocked by accusations of domestic abuse" and had fallen behind Wardlow in a recent poll; ''Politico'' added that the race "revolves around Ellison and what voters make of the misconduct allegations he’s facing."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/27/keith-ellison-abuse-allegations-minnesota-ag-2018-943086|title=Keith Ellison reeling after abuse allegations|work=Politico|last=Choi|first=Matthew|date=October 27, 2018|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> | |||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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| Doug Wardlow | |
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| File:Portrait of Douglas Wardlow.jpg | |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 38B district | |
| In office January 4, 2011 – January 7, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Obermueller |
| Succeeded by | Redistricted |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1978-07-03) July 3, 1978 (age 46) Eagan, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jenny |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Lynn Wardlow (father) |
| Residence | Prior Lake, Minnesota |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA, JD) |
Douglas G. "Doug" Wardlow (born July 3, 1978) is an American attorney and a former Minnesota state representative from District 38B.
He is the Republican nominee in the 2018 Minnesota Attorney General election.
Early life and education
Wardlow graduated from Eagan High School in Eagan, Minnesota, where he was one of the four valedictorians of his class. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., studied Mandarin Chinese at Beijing University in Beijing, China, and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Political Theory with a minor in Mandarin Chinese.
Wardlow earned his J.D., cum laude from Georgetown Law Center. After earning his law degree, he served as a judicial law clerk for Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson of the Minnesota Supreme Court. During law school, he also spent a summer clerking at the law firm of Lee and Li in Taipei, Taiwan. He also returned to Beijing University, completing English-language coursework on Chinese law.
Career
Law
Wardlow worked as a litigation attorney for Minneapolis law firm of Parker Rosen, where he specialized in eminent domain, employment law and business law. Wardlow also worked with international trade law.
Alliance Defending Freedom
Wardlow worked for Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal advocacy non-profit based in Scottsdale, Arizona; he left the group when he when launched his bid to become Minnesota Attorney General in 2018. In 2017, Wardlow testified in an Anoka-Hennepin school board meeting against allowing transgender students to access facilities in accordance with their gender identities.
Wardlow has argued that transgender students using bathrooms reflecting their gender threatens the "safety and privacy" of other students, and that requiring students to refer to transgender people using appropriate pronouns violates their free speech rights under the First Amendment.. He successfully argued that a Detroit funeral home could fire a transgender employee because of the owner's religious opposition to transgender people.
Minnesota House of Representatives (2011-2013)
Wardlow was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2010. The district was formerly represented by Wardlow's father, Lynn Wardlow, and includes portions of the city of Eagan in Dakota County, in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He served on the Civil Law, Judiciary Policy and Finance, and Taxes committees, and on the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property and Local Tax Division. He narrowly lost his bid for reelection in 2012 to Democrat Laurie Halverson, in the newly created District 51B.
Wardlow wrote a bill that sought to prohibit the creation of health care exchanges, which were a component of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Wardlow's bill did not become law.
Wardlow sought to get a constitutional amendment enshrining so-called "right to work" (which would prohibit requirements that workers who benefit from union contracts contribute to unions).
2018 Minnesota Attorney General election
Main article: Minnesota Attorney General election, 2018During the 2018 election Wardlow stated that he would enforce same-sex marriage laws, however, Wardlow previously opposed gay marriage and the Obergefell v. Hodges decision and calling it a "tyrannical impulse" in 2015. In a 2013 speech, Wardlow said, "You cannot have liberty without strong families. You cannot have liberty with marriage redefined to include homosexual marriage."
Wardlow has said that, if elected, he will "fire 42 Democratic attorneys right off the bat" from the Attorney General's Office, leading to criticism that he would politicize the office and make hiring decisions based on political loyalty rather than merit.
Personal life
Wardlow and his family have long been active in government and politics. While attending Georgetown University, he volunteered at the offices of U.S. Representative John Kline from Minnesota and U.S. Representative Gil Gutknecht from Minnesota, and also worked as a volunteer legal research clerk for U.S. Senator Charles Grassley from Iowa. His father, Lynn, also served as a Minnesota State Representative for the same district from 2003-2009. Wardlow resides in Prior Lake, Minnesota with his wife Jenny and three children.
References
- ^ "Wardlow, Douglas "Doug" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Parker / Rosen". www.parkerrosen.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- Van Berkel, Jessie. "Doug Wardlow says he'll set aside partisan past if elected attorney general". /www.startribune.com. Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Doug Wardlow says he'll set aside partisan past if elected attorney general". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- "Douglas G. Wardlow - a Scottsdale, Arizona (AZ) Business & Commercial Law Lawyer". pview.findlaw.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- Cite error: The named reference
SPLCWardlowwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - How The Hate Group Alliance Defending Freedom Is Infiltrating Public Schools.
- http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/10345
- Federal court upholds firing of transgender funeral director. Detroit Free Press, 18 August 2016
- https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/pdffiles/14-13710opn.pdf
- "Wardlow, Douglas "Doug" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.house.leg.state.mn.us.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Van Berkel, Jessie. "Doug Wardlow says he'll set aside partisan past if elected attorney general". /www.startribune.com. Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- Supreme Court disavows truth about marriage, pits faith against law. Fox News. Doug Wardlow, June 26, 2015.
- Marriage equality is a ‘tyrannical impulse,’ says Alliance Defending Freedom lawyer. Colorado Independent. Kyle Harris, June 26, 2015
- "Faith leaders denounce Wardlow mailers attacking Keith Ellison". Star Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- Wardlow says he'd fire Democrats in Minnesota AG's office. Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 12 October 2018
- "Wardlow, Lynn - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us.
External links
- Doug Wardlow at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Rep. Wardlow Web Page
- Project Votesmart - Rep. Doug Wardlow Profile
- Parker Rosen Law Firm Profile: Doug Wardlow
- Archived State House Web Site
- Doug Wardlow for Attorney General Web Site