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Chris Rausch (Minnesota)
Chris Rausch (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 53. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Rausch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chris Rausch was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned a high school diploma from Burnsville High School and a degree from The Los Angeles Film School in 2009. His career experience includes working in the transportation and movie industries. Rausch has been affiliated with Venture and 30forFreedom.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 53
Incumbent Matt Klein defeated Chris Rausch in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 53 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Klein (D) | 58.2 | 21,501 |
 | Chris Rausch (R)  | 41.6 | 15,373 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 36,916 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Matt Klein advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 53.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Chris Rausch advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 53.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Rausch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rausch'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'm married to my beautiful wife Heidi and I'm a father to our 2-year-old daughter Avanelle. We live in South St Paul in a charming home, and we love it! Together, we enjoy exploring the cities, adventures at the park, and making s'mores over our fire pit.
We have had the honor of supporting many amazing causes, ministries, and organizations in life. More recently, we've experienced a growing burden to step out and serve in a different way by running for State Senate. It has become clear that Minnesota is on the wrong path, and we know it. We don't need politics, we need leadership that is rooted in character, common sense, and truth. We need leaders who steward policies that cultivate life and liberty for every person. Minnesota is our great North Star State and I believe our best days are ahead of us! We just won't get there with the current policies that are hurting us. Very simply, We Deserve Better.- The Economy - Record Inflation is hurting us. Gas and food prices are soaring. Minnesotans are some of the most over-taxed people in America. We're here because of Biden, Walz, and their agenda. Things should be cheaper and leaders should focus on the narrow tasks of government, not ruling your life. Minnesota is a reservoir of held-back prosperity! I'll champion policies that unleash our economic potential and real relief for Minnesota families. We deserve better.
- Education - We need to fund kids, not institutions. Minnesota continues to spend additional tax dollars on education each year. How have students benefited? Test scores and graduation rates are down. Mental health issues, drug use, and suicides are up. Students are struggling and money won’t fix these problems. I’ll work to empower parents, students, and our teachers in a better direction. Our parents, students, and teachers deserve better.
- Public Safety - Enough with crime! Laws do not change the heart. We don’t need more laws. More than ever strong courageous moral leadership is not needed, it’s necessary. Our neighborhoods should be safe. I support those who serve, I value every life, and believe in holding every criminal act accountable. Our community deserves better.
Unfortunately, over these last few years, we have witnessed our great state stumble. Now, destructive policies & un-American values are causing greater damage to our community. We are not on the right path, and we know it.
Inflation, Record Gas Prices, Food Shortages, the Sexualization of our Children, Heavy Taxes, Division, Lies, Lockdowns, Censorship, Mandates, Crime, Abuses of Power, Open Borders, Fraud, Election Integrity, Drugs, Suicide, Devaluation of Life, Skin Color vs Character, Social Justice vs Accountability, & Defunding our Police?
Look at where these actions and policies have brought us! We can not afford to be led further down this destructive path.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 21, 2022
