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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox State Senator▼
 
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| name = John Howe
| image = JohnHoweMinnesota.jpg
| caption =
| state = Minnesota
| state_senate = Minnesota
| district = 28th
| term_start = January 4, 2011
| term_end = January 7, 2013
| precededpredecessor = [[Steve Murphy (politician)|Steve Murphy]]
| succeededsuccessor = [[Matt Schmit]] {{small|(Redistricted)}}
| office1 = Mayor of [[Red Wing, Minnesota|Red Wing]]
| majority =
| term_start1 = 2008
| party = [[Republican Party of Minnesota]]▼
| term_end1 = 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|08|26}}▼
| predecessor1 = Donna Dummer<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicaneagle.com/news/community/get-news-just-for-your-town-by-accessing-one-of-our-new-community-websites/article_ca37cfee-9c88-11eb-b239-9b86bc5cf912.html|title=Get news just for your town by accessing one of our new community websites|website=Republican Eagle}}</ref>
| successor1 = Dennis Egan<ref name="auto"/>
▲| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|088|26}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| alma_mater = [[St. Cloud State University]]▼
| death_place =
| occupation = business owner
▲| party = [[Republican Party of(United MinnesotaStates)|Republican]]
| spouse = Lisa
| children = 3
▲| alma_matereducation = [[St. Cloud State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
}}
'''John Sterling Howe''' (born August 26, 1963) is a [[Minnesota]] politician and a former [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] member of the [[Minnesota Senate]] who represented District 28, which included portions of [[Goodhue County, Minnesota|Goodhue]], [[Wabasha County, Minnesota|Wabasha]], and [[Winona County, Minnesota|Winona]] counties in the southeastern part of the state. He is also the owner of Howe Properties, LLC, based in [[Red Wing, Minnesota|Red Wing]].<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15332 |title=Legislator Record - Howe, John Sterling |publisher=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref>
 
==Early life, education, and career==
A [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]], Howe was first elected to the Senate in 2010. He was a member of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, the Jobs and Economic Growth, the Taxes, and the Transportation committees. His special legislative concerns were energy and the environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?district=28 |title=Senator John Howe (R) District 28 |publisher=Minnesota Senate |date= |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref> Howe failed in his 2012 bid for re-election, losing to Red Wing DFLer [[Matt Schmit]]. Howe attributed his loss to fliers that featured a mug shot of his rival after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carlson|first=Heather J.|title=Political Notebook: Legislative leadership changes follow after election results|url=http://www.postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1514607|newspaper=Post Bulletin|date=November 12, 2012}}</ref>▼
Howe attended [[St. Cloud State University]] in [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]], earning his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in Criminal Justice. Prior to becoming owner of Howe Properties,He hehas worked as a laborer, corrections officer and [[Sears]] store owner. Active in his community, heHowe was a member of the Goodhue County Social Services Board, and was mayor of Red Wing from 2008 until becoming a senator in 2011. He also served on the Minnesota Clean Water Council, appointed by [[Minnesota Governor]] [[Tim Pawlenty]].<ref name="state1"/><ref>{{cite web |author=Howe |url=http://www.howeforsenate.com/about.php |title=John Howe |publisher=Howeforsenate.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806055022/http://www.howeforsenate.com/about.php |archive-date=2018-08-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is also the owner of Howe Properties, LLC, based in [[Red Wing, Minnesota|Red Wing]].<ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15332|title=Legislator Record - Howe, John Sterling|publisher=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref>▼
 
==Political career==
▲Howe attended [[St. Cloud State University]] in [[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]], earning his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in Criminal Justice. Prior to becoming owner of Howe Properties, he worked as a laborer, corrections officer and [[Sears]] store owner. Active in his community, he was a member of the Goodhue County Social Services Board, and was mayor of Red Wing from 2008 until becoming a senator. He also served on the Minnesota Clean Water Council, appointed by [[Minnesota Governor]] [[Tim Pawlenty]].<ref name="state1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Howe |url=http://www.howeforsenate.com/about.php |title=John Howe |publisher=Howeforsenate.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref>
▲A [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]], Howe was first elected to the Senate in 2010. He was a member of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, the Jobs and Economic Growth, the Taxes, and the Transportation committees. His special legislative concerns were energy and the environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/members/member_bio.php?district=28 |title=Senator John Howe (R) District 28 |publisher=Minnesota Senate |date= |accessdate=2012-12-07}}</ref> Howe failed in his 2012 bid for re-election, losing to Red Wing DFLer [[Matt Schmit]]. Howe attributed his loss to fliers that featured a mug shot of his rival after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carlson|first=Heather J.|title=Political Notebook: Legislative leadership changes follow after election results|url=http://www.postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1514607|newspaper=Post Bulletin|date=November 12, 2012}}</ref>
 
Howe unsuccessfully sought the Republican endorsement to be [[Minnesota Secretary of State]] in [[2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election|2014]]. He ran again for Minnesota Secretary of State as the Republican nominee in [[2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election|2018]].
 
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*[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=122990 Project Votesmart Profile: Senator John Howe]
 
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