district state_senate succeeded religion birth_place party profession prior_term birth_date spouse residence image article_title state name alma_mater
66th minnesota incumbent lutheran evanston , illinois democratic-farmer-labor party writer editor politician 54th -lrb- 1993 -- 2013 -rrb- 1 november 1956 connie marty -lrb- née jaarsma -rrb- roseville , minnesota johnmarty2011.jpg john marty
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john marty

john j. marty -lrb- born november 1 , 1956 -rrb- is a member of the minnesota senate , representing district 66 , which includes portions of ramsey county in the northern twin cities metropolitan area .
as a young state senator , he ran for governor of minnesota in 1994 .
he won the dfl party nomination and the democratic primary but was unsuccessful in the general election .
he ran for governor again in 2010 , but withdrew from the race after failing to win his party 's endorsement .
as senator , marty represents the northern portion of saint paul along with the communities of roseville , lauderdale and falcon heights
