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Brendan Van Alstyne

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Brendan Van Alstyne
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

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Brendan Van Alstyne (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 54B. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Van Alstyne completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B

Ben Bakeberg defeated Brendan Van Alstyne in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ben Bakeberg
Ben Bakeberg (R)
 
60.7
 
12,317
Image of Brendan Van Alstyne
Brendan Van Alstyne (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.2
 
7,962
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
14

Total votes: 20,293
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Brendan Van Alstyne advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Ben Bakeberg advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 54B.

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Brendan Van Alstyne completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Van Alstyne's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a mechanic and a proud member and steward for my factory's union. I am running because our government is broken and I can't stand by and do nothing while it tears this country apart. I intend to do what I can to fix it, which means making our government work for the people instead of lining the pockets of the powerful. I support any measure necessary to hold authorities accountable. I will fight for policies that give people more power over what their government does. I will fight for Ranked Choice Voting to loosen the stranglehold that the two party system has over this country. If I am elected, I will be a servant of the people.
  • Put power back in to the hands of the People.
  • Fight the rampant corruption that has corroded every aspect of our political system.
  • Fight the forces of division and show the people that we can and must unite!
I started running for office because of the astonishing amount of homelessness I saw in my community. I support Housing First policies because we need bold action that offer real solutions to this problem, not band-aid policies that waste money and help nobody.

I am a strong supporter of Universal Healthcare. Every American family knows the anxiety and fear that comes from dealing with this country's healthcare system. We have insurance companies whose profit motive demands that they do everything they can to deny you the care you need. They are leaches, and they suck the life out of thousands of Americans every year. Almost every other country on Earth has created a successful Universal Healthcare system, and as the wealthiest nation on Earth, it's absurd to think that we can't do the same.

We must do everything we can to fight Climate Change. We have the resources. We have the technology. The only thing we lack is the will to act. Now is not the time for weak leadership. We cannot afford to do nothing. We cannot keep allowing fossils to burn away our future. Now is the time to come together and demand our government work for ALL OF US.

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Current members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Lisa Demuth
Majority Leader:Harry Niska
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Kim Hicks (D)
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Max Rymer (R)
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Ethan Cha (D)
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Liz Lee (D)
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Jay Xiong (D)
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