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Carrie Ruud
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Minnesota State Senate District 10
Years in office: 2013 - 2023
Successor: Nathan Wesenberg (R)
Minnesota State Senate District 4
Years in office: 2003 - 2007
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Last election
November 3, 2020
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Carrie Ruud (Republican Party) was a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 10. She assumed office on January 8, 2013. She left office on January 3, 2023.

Ruud (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 10. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Ruud was first elected to the chamber in 2012. She served in the Senate previously, representing District 4 from 2003 to 2007.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Ruud was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ruud 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
• Aging and Long-Term Care
• Environment and Natural Resources Finance, Vice chair
• Environment and Natural Resources Policy, Chair
• Veterans and Military Affairs

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Education
• Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development

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.


Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022

Carrie Ruud did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 10

Incumbent Carrie Ruud defeated Steve Samuelson in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carrie Ruud
Carrie Ruud (R)
 
67.5
 
33,027
Image of Steve Samuelson
Steve Samuelson (D)
 
32.4
 
15,828
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
41

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

Total votes: 48,896
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 10

Steve Samuelson advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 10 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Steve Samuelson
Steve Samuelson
 
100.0
 
4,869

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

Total votes: 4,869
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 10

Incumbent Carrie Ruud defeated Shaun Christian Hansen in the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 10 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carrie Ruud
Carrie Ruud
 
82.5
 
5,558
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Shaun Christian Hansen
 
17.5
 
1,179

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

Total votes: 6,737
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate 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 Carrie Ruud defeated Tiffany Stenglein in the Minnesota State Senate District 10 general election.[1][2]

Minnesota State Senate, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Carrie Ruud Incumbent 64.39% 27,923
     Democratic Tiffany Stenglein 35.61% 15,440
Total Votes 43,363
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Tiffany Stenglein ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tiffany Stenglein  (unopposed)


Incumbent Carrie Ruud ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 10 Republican primary.[3][4]

Minnesota State Senate, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Carrie Ruud Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Ruud won election for the 10th District Senate seat in 2012. She was unopposed in the August 14 primary and defeated Taylor Stevenson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

Minnesota State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCarrie Ruud 54% 22,848
     Democratic Taylor Stevenson 46% 19,490
Total Votes 42,338

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Ruud's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Job Creation

  • By developing a strong business climate and an educated workforce we will attract new companies and allow existing business to grow here in Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties. Central Lakes College and the Bridges Academy are a great example of business and education working together for success.

Pro Life

  • We need to protect human life from conception until natural death.

Military Veterans

  • Standing up for veterans is something my family has instilled in me, and I am proud and honored to do so. My parents were both WWII veterans. My dad served in the Army with Patton. My mom in the Red Cross in the European theater. My husband served in the Air Force. My brother is a retired Army Colonel.

Tourism

  • Tourism accounts for over 10% of all jobs in our state. We need to make sure the State of Minnesota continues to understand how vital this is to our economy. I support Explore Minnesota and the Minnesota Tourism Council and their accomplishments in our state.

Environment and Natural Resources

  • With 300+ lakes and well over 100 miles of the Mighty Mississippi in Senate District 10, making sure we take good care of our environment is essential. Agriculture, hunting and fishing are vitally important to our economy.[7]
 ”
—Carrie Ruud[8]

2012

Ruud's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]

  • Excerpt: "Incentivise new economic opportunity by lowering taxes on hardworking small businesses that create new jobs for Minnesota workers."
  • Excerpt: "Repeal the 30% Statewide Business Tax enabling local businesses to allocate more money to new job creation in Minnesota."
  • Excerpt: "Build a business friendly environment to make Minnesota more attractive to companies and industries to relocate to our communities."
  • Excerpt: "By creating a strong business climate, we will allow existing business to grow and expand here in Minnesota."
  • Excerpt: "As a small business owner I have learned to live within my means, to make difficult decisions, to be creative and innovative. We should ask nothing less from our government."

Campaign finance summary

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Carrie Ruud campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Minnesota State Senate District 10Won general$58,140 N/A**
2016Minnesota State Senate, District 10Won $47,574 N/A**
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 10Won $34,270 N/A**
2006Minnesota State Senate, District 4Lost $45,696 N/A**
2002Minnesota State Senate, District 4Won $44,338 N/A**
Grand total$230,018 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
    5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report," accessed May 25, 2014
    6. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
    7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    8. ↑ Senator Carrie Ruud, "Issues," accessed September 21, 2016
    9. ↑ "carrieruud," Official Campaign Website

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		Minnesota State Senate District 10
    2013-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Nathan Wesenberg (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Minnesota State Senate District 4
    2003-2007    		 Succeeded by
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