Dan Schoen

Dan Schoen
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 54th district
In office
January 3, 2017 – December 15, 2017
Preceded byKatie Sieben
Succeeded byKarla Bigham
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 54A district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 2, 2017
Preceded byJohn Kriesel (District 57A)
Succeeded byKeith Franke
Personal details
Born (1974-12-07) December 7, 1974 (age 50)
Political partyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Children2
ResidenceSt. Paul Park, Minnesota
Alma materRidgewater College (A.A.)
Minneapolis Community and Technical College (A.A.)
Occupationpolice officer, paramedic

Dan Schoen (born December 7, 1974) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 54 in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he represented District 54A.

Early life, education, and career

Schoen graduated from MACCRAY High School in 1993.[1] He attended St. John's University in Collegeville and Minneapolis Community and Technical College, where he graduated from the Paramedic program. He attended Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minnesota, graduating with an A.A. in Law Enforcement. He is a Police officer and Paramedic.[2]

Minnesota Legislature

Schoen was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012 and was re-elected in 2014. After Katie Sieben announced she would not seek re-election to the Minnesota Senate, Schoen announced his intentions to run.[3] He went on to win in the 2016 election.[4] Schoen resigned from the Senate on December 15, 2017, following a sexual harassment scandal.[5]

Sexual harassment allegations

See also: Me Too movement

On November 8, 2017, MinnPost published an online story in which three women, including state Rep. Erin Maye Quade, accused Schoen of sexually harassing them.[6] In response, Schoen said that the allegations were false or taken out of context.[7] Political leaders from both parties called for Schoen to resign, including Governor Mark Dayton, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chairman Ken Martin, Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, and Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk.[8]

On November 14, 2017, a Minnesota Senate staff member, Ellen Anderson, alleged that Schoen had sent her an unsolicited photo of male genitalia via Snapchat in 2015.[9]

After initially denying the incidents, but concluding he could no longer serve his district effectively, Schoen resigned on December 15, 2017.[10][11][5]

Personal life

Schoen has two children and resides in St. Paul Park, Minnesota.[2]

References

  1. ^ "About Dan Schoen". Dan Schoen for MN House 54A. Citizens to Elect Dan Schoen. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Schoen, Dan". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Rep. Dan Schoen will run for seat being vacated by Sen. Katie Sieben". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  4. ^ "Schoen wins Senate District 54 seat". Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  5. ^ a b "Amid sexual misconduct allegations, state Sen. Dan Schoen formally resigns, wants to stay a Cottage Grove cop". Twin Cities. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  6. ^ Bierschbach, Briana (November 8, 2017). "Multiple women accuse Minnesota state Senator Dan Schoen of sexual harassment". MinnPost. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Coolican, J. Patrick (November 9, 2017). "With Sen. Dan Schoen accused of sexual harassment, allegations of wider problem at Capitol". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  8. ^ Bakst, Brian (November 8, 2017). "Report: State Sen. Dan Schoen accused of sexual harassment". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  9. ^ Bakst, Brian (November 14, 2017). "MN Capitol staffer: Sen. Schoen sent me a sexually explicit image". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "State Sen. Dan Schoen, Rep. Tony Cornish both to resign after harassment claims". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  11. ^ Potter, Kyle (2017-11-22). "Governor Welcomes Resignations of Two Minnesota Legislators After Allegations". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-11-22.