Bob Gust
Bob Gust (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 50B. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Gust completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bob Gust was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gust's career experience includes working as an attorney and business owner. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in 1981 and a law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1984. Gust has been affiliated with the Minnesota State Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, and Mensa.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B
Incumbent Steve Elkins defeated Bob Gust in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Elkins (D) | 63.2 | 16,524 |
 | Bob Gust (R)  | 36.7 | 9,596 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 26,153 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Elkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Bob Gust advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gust in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bob Gust completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gust's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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They followed up by squandering a $17 billion surplus. Rather than return it to those who paid it, they used it to redistribute wealth. Even worse, rather than seeing it as an opportunity to reduce taxes, they increased spending by 40% in order to prevent a future surplus.
As an attorney, I have spent forty years preventing and resolving problems for my clients. I know that solutions should involve the greatest good for the greatest number and that compromise is often the best road forward. I also know the importance of putting clients' needs above all else. If elected, that is what I intend to do for the residents of Minnesota House District 50B.
My campaign slogan is "A Better Alternative." I might also be considered "A New Alternative" because I am a Republican who is moderate on social issues. I believe in self-determination but not when it infringes on the rights of others.
Bob Gust- Our State Government must act to lower taxes and the cost of living. Experience shows that reducing tax rates normally increases tax revenue because, for example, high earners do not relocate to different states to avoid taxes. Equally important, government should not impose mandates driving up the cost of energy and other daily necessities. The desire to tax others to pay for your wants and desires is a recipe for disaster. If something is worth doing, every citizen should be happy to contribute. Our State spending is out of control. Let the taxpayers decide for themselves what is important.
- The main purpose of government is to protect the people. Law and Order are fundamental to a functioning society. The targeting of police is completely inappropriate and any reduction in force hurts the poorest communities the most. Law and Order means more than just a low crime rate. People want Order, not chaos. Notably, chaos was what brought about some of the worst movements in history. That raises a real question about those who promote policies or decisions that feed the chaos.
- We must reject the Woke agenda. It's fine if people want to create new sports leagues, restrooms, and dressing rooms for biological men who identify as women, but it is not fine for those men to infringe on the rights of others. Title IX was enacted to promote women's athletics and the Woke agenda is now killing it. The original argument in favor of things like gay marriage was that everyone should be allowed to live as they see fit. That was fine. Now, however, many of those same voices demand that everyone else conform to their ideologies. Self determination is a right that belongs to all.
Our legislature debated making Minnesota a sanctuary state and might have done so if it was not an election year. That is one of the dumbest ideas ever. We have had foreign students who are presumably here on student visas chanting "Death to America." If those seemingly vetted individuals are virulently anti-American, what can we expect from those coming in illegally?
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 6, 2024
