Glenn Gruenhagen

	Glenn Gruenhagen
	Minnesota House of Representatives District 18B
	Incumbent
	In office
	2011 - present
	Term ends
	January 6, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
	Compensation
Base salary	$31,140.90/year
Per diem	$66/day
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
	Education
Other	American College
	Personal
Birthday	February 1, 1952
Profession	Business owner
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Issues

Campaign themes

Gruenhagen's website highlights the following campaign themes:^[1]

Right to Life

Excerpt:"The most basic and fundamental right which comes from God is the right to life. I am pro life from conception to natural death. When a nation aborts 50 million of its own children it is not only morally reprehensible, but also leads to severe economic consequences."

Jobs & Taxes

Excerpt:"High taxes and government regulations make it difficult for MN businesses to prosper, create jobs and compete globally."

Healthcare Reform

Excerpt:"I oppose Obama-care, which increases premiums and will lead to rationed healthcare. It must be repealed and replaced with true healthcare reform."

Environment

Excerpt:"We need to protect the environment, however I would oppose any form of a Cap and Trade scheme, which if implemented will only drive up energy costs for our families and businesses and will do nothing to protect the environment."

Energy

Excerpt:"We must build new nuclear power plants and utilize clean coal technology, along with expanded use of natural gas. Our country has the resources to become energy independent."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gruenhagen served on the following committees:

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Education Finance
• Health and Human Services Finance
• Health and Human Services Policy
• Higher Education Finance and Policy

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gruenhagen served on these committees:

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Civil Law
• Health and Human Services Reform
• Judiciary Policy and Finance

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Gruenhagen won re-election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Logan Campa (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[2]^[3]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 18B, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Glenn Gruenhager Incumbent	58.1%	11,053
	Democratic	Logan Campa	41.9%	7,971
Total Votes				19,024

2010

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Gruenhagen won election to the District 25A Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Mick McGuire (DFL) in the general election on November 2, 2010.^[4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 25A (2010)
Candidates	Votes	Percent
Mick McGuire (DFL)	7,963	48.91%
Glenn Gruenhagen (R)	8,299	50.97%
Write-In	20	0.12%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Gruenhagen raised $26,657 in contributions.^[5]

His three largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Gruenhagen, Glenn H	$3,669
Rice County RPM	$2,000
Lesueur County RPM	$1,000

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