Jason Rarick

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Jason Rarick
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Republican Party

Minnesota State Senate District 11
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B

Compensation

Base salary

$51,750/year

Per diem

$86/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Pine City High School, 1988

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Electrical contractor
Contact

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Jason Rarick (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 11. He assumed office on February 13, 2019. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Rarick (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 11. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Rarick represented District 11B in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.

Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 11

Incumbent Jason Rarick defeated Michelle Boyechko, Steven Napier, and John Peura in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jason Rarick
Jason Rarick (R)
 
60.9
 
22,111
Image of Michelle Boyechko
Michelle Boyechko (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.0
 
14,152
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Steven Napier (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4
Image of John Peura
John Peura (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
3
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
41

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,311
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11

Michelle Boyechko defeated John Peura in the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michelle Boyechko
Michelle Boyechko Candidate Connection
 
61.6
 
2,218
Image of John Peura
John Peura Candidate Connection
 
38.4
 
1,380

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11

Incumbent Jason Rarick advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jason Rarick
Jason Rarick
 
100.0
 
4,718

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,718
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 11

Incumbent Jason Rarick defeated Michelle Lee in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jason Rarick
Jason Rarick (R)
 
56.6
 
24,498
Image of Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.3
 
18,761
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
39

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 43,298
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Michelle Lee advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jason Rarick advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11.

Campaign finance

2019

See also: Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2019

General election

Special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 11

Jason Rarick defeated Stu Lourey and John Birrenbach in the special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on February 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jason Rarick
Jason Rarick (R)
 
52.0
 
8,127
Image of Stu Lourey
Stu Lourey (D)
 
45.9
 
7,171
Image of John Birrenbach
John Birrenbach (Legal Marijuana Now Party)
 
1.9
 
298
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
27

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,623
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11

Stu Lourey defeated Michelle Lee in the special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on January 22, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stu Lourey
Stu Lourey
 
53.2
 
1,932
Image of Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee
 
46.8
 
1,699

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,631
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11

Jason Rarick advanced from the special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on January 22, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jason Rarick
Jason Rarick
 
100.0
 
689

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 689
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

Special Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11

John Birrenbach advanced from the special Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on January 22, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Birrenbach
John Birrenbach
 
100.0
 
69

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69
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Candidate profile

Jason Rarick, state representative
Jason Rarick.jpg

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Party: Republican

Incumbent: No

Political office: State representative, District 11B (Assumed office: 2015)

Biography: Rarick received an Associate of Applied Science from Minneapolis' Dunwoody College of Technology. He joined the St. Paul Electrical Union, IBEW 110 in 1992. He became a master electrician in 1997, and in 2004, he began work as a self-employed contractor at Rarick Electric. As of the 2019 election, he was a board member for Habitat for Humanity.[1]

Key messages
  • Rarick emphasized what he called his conservative values, including opposition to abortion and gun regulations and support for lower taxes.[2][3]
  • Rarick highlighted his 30 years as a union member, saying this made him "not your typical Republican."[3][2]
  • Rarick said east Minnesota's way of life was under attack and that he had a proven record of defending Minnesota's values in the state House.[3]
  • Rarick says he is "an electrician, not a politician."[3]

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B

Incumbent Jason Rarick defeated Tim Burkhardt in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jason Rarick
Jason Rarick (R)
 
59.7
 
9,147
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Tim Burkhardt (D)
 
40.2
 
6,166
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
14

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,327
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B

Tim Burkhardt advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
✔
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Tim Burkhardt

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B

Incumbent Jason Rarick advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Jason Rarick
Jason Rarick

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2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Jason Rarick defeated Tom Jones in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B general election.[4][5]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Rarick Incumbent 60.49% 10,904
     Democratic Tom Jones 39.51% 7,122
Total Votes 18,026
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Tom Jones ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B Democratic primary.[6][7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11B Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tom Jones  (unopposed)


Incumbent Jason Rarick ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 11B Republican primary.[6][7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11B Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Rarick Incumbent (unopposed)

Endorsements

In 2016, Rarick's endorsements included the following:[8]

  • National Federation of Small Business/MN SAFE Trust
  • International Operating Engineers, Local 49 Union
  • North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • IBEW Minnesota State Council
  • Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fund PAC
  • Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL)
  • Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Tim Faust was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Jason Rarick was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rarick defeated Faust in the general election.[9][10][11]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11B General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJason Rarick 53.7% 7,545
     Democratic Tim Faust Incumbent 46.2% 6,488
     Write-in Write-in 0.2% 25
Total Votes 14,058

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

Jason Rarick did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Campaign website

The following is from Rarick's campaign announcement video.

“

I want to represent your values in the Minnesota Senate. I believe we all value protecting life at all stages, that we can fund transportation without raising the gas tax, that we should be protecting our Second Amendment rights, and that we should be funding broadband to our rural areas.

I would be proud to bring my experience as a 30-year union electrician to the Minnesota Senate. It's an experience that is different to the Republican Party than normal.

I also bring the experience of living in the district for my entire life and now on the farm that I purchased from my grandparents, that has been in my family for four generations.[12]

”
—Jason Rarick's 2019 campaign website[2]

Campaign advertisements

"Defend Our Values" - Rarick campaign ad, released January 16, 2019

2016

Rarick's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

2nd Amendment

  • An avid sportsman, Jason has always been a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and understands its importance. In the legislature, he authored and supported numerous pro-2nd Amendment bills. Jason is both a Member of the NRA and GOCRA (Minnesota Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance).

K-12 Education

  • Since his election to the House of Representatives, Jason has played an active role in meeting with superintendents, principals, educators, and school board members of all the schools in this legislative district. This includes a variety of roundtables and school board meetings. He believes to truly understand the issues facing our students and schools, he needs to hear from all stakeholders.

Family Values

  • Jason has been an advocate for a variety of legislative initiatives that support strong families. He also believes in protecting life from conception until natural death.

Growing Rural Minnesota's Economy

  • In his time as State Representative, Jason has worked tirelessly to support legislation that promotes job growth while lessening burdensome regulations. One such initiative that he was proud to advocate for would exempt up to $100,000 of State property taxes for every business in Minnesota.

Higher Education

  • The father of a college student, and a graduate of Dunwoody College of Technology himself, Jason understands many of the challenges in Higher Education today. That's why he supported a tuition freeze on all MnSCU campuses, including Pine Technical and Community College. With this, he also voted for a provison that would provide a $1,000 tax credit to students paying back their student loans. As a trade school grad, Jason understands their importance in our society and passionately advocates for them.[12]
 ”
—Jason Rarick[13]

2014

Rarick's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

“ On NLX

The proposed NLX line is yet another rail project that will be unable to sustain itself, so it will need state subsidies for as long as it exists. The jobs that come with this project are not worth the cost, and it will not benefit the area. The funding for the NLX project needs to be stopped.

On The Economy

If we are to improve the Minnesota economy, we have to ensure that we are fostering a climate that attracts and retains high paying jobs for Minnesotans. In order to have a good business climate, we need to do a few things - Make sure we have a reasonable and fair regulatory structure Reduce government spending so we can free up capital for small businesses Reduce and remove duplicative or outdated agencies that strangle entrepreneurship

In addition to these government reforms, we need to embrace opportunities like responsible mining. This not only brings additional revenue to government, it also brings jobs and opportunities for families who really need work in this economy.

On Education

Ensuring Minnesota has as much control over our education system is critical to a vibrant, healthy, and diverse economy. Minnesota parents need to ensure they have a say in what and how we are teaching our children to learn, and that starts with localizing control of our education. By returning control to our local school boards, we can make sure that parents have a say in how things are going, because local government is the most responsive. All this starts with getting Minnesota out of Common Core, and focusing on Minnesota solutions, for Minnesota families.

On Values

I am a staunch defender of family values, I want to ensure we have healthy and strong families in Minnesota. I also believe in our constitutional right to bear arms, and I will gladly vote defend the 2nd Amendment whenever possible.

On Healthcare

We all saw the problems and bugs that plagued our insurance exchange, MNSure. This health insurance exchange needs serious restructuring to ensure those that are seeking health insurance have the ‘amazon like experience’ they were told they would.

Current Issues

During our last legislative session, the legislature passed an “anti-bullying bill”. Although the name may sound like it is a good bill, it is far from that! Despite all three Superintendents in Pine County having spoken against the bill, Rep. Faust voted along party lines to pass the bill. This failure in leadership must not go unnoticed. Minnesotans in District 11B deserve a legislator that represents their values, not someone who plays partisan games with our education system. We must continue to be vocal in our opposition to this bill so that either the Senate or the Governor will stop this from becoming law![14][12]

”

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Rarick was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Rarick was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Rarick was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
• Education Innovation
• Job Growth and Energy Affordability
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rarick served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Campaign finance summary

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Jason Rarick campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota State Senate District 11Won general$46,060 $54,531
2020Minnesota State Senate District 11Won general$29,862 N/A**
2019Minnesota State Senate District 11Won general$108,136 N/A**
2018Minnesota House of Representatives District 11BWon general$21,023 N/A**
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, District 11bWon $41,873 N/A**
2014Minnesota House of Representatives District 11BWon $34,974 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Jason Rarick's 2019 campaign website, "Meet Jason," accessed January 25, 2019
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jason Rarick's 2019 campaign website, "Home," accessed January 24, 2019
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Facebook, "Jason Rarick's videos," accessed January 25, 2019
    4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
    8. ↑ Jason Rarick, "Endorsements," accessed September 22, 2016
    9. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 general election results," accessed November 5, 2014
    10. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
    11. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    13. ↑ Jason Rarick, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2016
    14. ↑ Rarick for House, "On the Issues," accessed October 17, 2014

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