John Pederson

John Pederson
Minnesota State Senate District 14
Incumbent
In office
2011 - present
Term ends
January 3, 2017
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$31,140.90/year
Per diem	$96/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Northwestern College
Master's	Cardinal Stritch University
Personal
Profession	Part-Owner, Amcon Block & Precast Inc.
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

John Pederson (b. March 23, 1968) is a Republican member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 14 since 2013. He previously represented District 15 from 2011 to 2013.

Pederson is part owner of Amcon Block & Precast, Inc. He is also a part-time instructor at St. Cloud Technical College, teaching Customized Training. He is also an adjunct instructor at Rasmussen College, and a part time instructor of Human Relations for Dale Carnegie.

Pederson receieved his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Biblical Studies from Northwestern College, and his Masters in Business Administration from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, WI.

Issues

Campaign themes

Pederson's website highlights the following campaign themes:

• Excerpt:"First, we need to ask our legislators to hold spending increases to the current rate of inflation and population growth and live within our means."
• Excerpt:"Second, we need a state government to have a balanced budget to eliminate the uncertainty that people have about taking risks on their creative ideas and expand new or current businesses in our current economy."
• Excerpt:"Third, we need an equal playing field for the small businesses that compete throughout the Midwest. If the costs of doing business in Minnesota are higher than surrounding states then our good jobs will move to other states."
• Excerpt:"That is nearly double digit growth every year with single digit growth in the private sector economy. Can you imagine if Minnesota families like yours and mine allowed our expenses to increase in this manner (10-15%) when our increases in wages are 3-5%?"
• Excerpt:"The state legislature needs to work to develop a funding formula that takes away the conflicts between the Boards of Education (taxpayer representatives) and our education workforce (teachers and staff)."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Minnesota Committee Assignments, 2012
• Capital Investment
• Finance
• Transportation and Public Safety

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Pederson won election in District 14 in 2012 after redistricting. He defeated Jerry McCarter (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Minnesota State Senate, District 14, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Pederson Incumbent	52.6%	19,351
	Democratic	Jerry McCarter	47.4%	17,434
Total Votes				36,785

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Pederson had no opponent in the primary. He defeated Bruce Hentges (DFL) in the general election.

Minnesota State Senate, District 15 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
John Pederson (R)		13495	50.78%
Bruce Hentges (DFL)		13035	49.05%
Write-In		43	0.16%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Pederson raised $60,823 in contributions.

His three largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$8,766
6th Congressional District RPM	$2,000
15th Senate District RPM	$1,450

Recent news

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John Pederson News Feed

• Pederson files with FEC for 6th District race - St. Cloud Times
• GOP state senator in Minnesota race for Bachmann seat - Grand Forks Herald
• Poll: Americans view GOP in less favorable light than Democratic Party - Washington Post (blog)
• Pederson to seek Congressional seat - Sherburne County Citizen
• Pederson committee will look at 6th District run - St. Cloud Times
• Another Republican Is Running for Bachmann's Seat #MN06 - Roll Call
• Republicans jump into congressional races - Politics in Minnesota
• Former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch. - Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Senate Legacy funds debate turns rural-urban - Alexandria Echo Press
• Who's Running in MN's 6th Congressional District? - KSTP.com

Personal

Pederson and his wife have three children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign site
• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Michelle Fischbach (R)	Minnesota State Senate District 14 2013-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Tarryl Clark (DFL)	Minnesota State Senate District 15 2011–2013	Succeeded by Dave Brown (R)

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