Colton Kratky
Colton Kratky (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 29B. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Kratky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Colton Kratky was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2013 to 2019. He was homeschooled for high school. He earned an associate degree from Tarrant County College in 2011 and attended Angelo State University. His career experience includes working as an IT professional.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 29B
Incumbent Marion Rarick defeated Colton Kratky in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 29B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marion Rarick (R) | 66.5 | 15,741 |
 | Colton Kratky (D)  | 33.4 | 7,909 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 23,685 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Colton Kratky advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 29B.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marion Rarick advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 29B.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kratky in this election.
Pledges
Kratky signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Colton Kratky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kratky's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need to do a fundamental reform of our funding. Specifically around education, healthcare, and supporting our community. There is enough money in the budget to take care of the needs of Minnesotans, but it's not getting the people that need it the most. The students, teachers, nurses, patients, doctors, homeless, etc. We need to streamline our funding to get to them instead of lining the pockets of big corporations and insurance companies.
- While large sweeping reform can get a lot done quickly, it is difficult to judge everything that will come out of it. We need to use small bills, making small changes over time to truly enact change. While the unexpected can always occur, i.e. 2020, we should do everything we can to plan and prepare for what new legislature should do. This takes work, planning, and compromise to accomplish, which I believe are must have skills in the legislature.
- We should do everything we can to simplify our laws, budget, bills, and processes. Any Minnesotan should be able to easily find information on what the government is doing, how they are doing it, and why they are doing it. Currently, that process is difficult to follow and takes pulling information from many sources to see the full picture.
- Judgment
- Justice
- Decisiveness
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Tact
- Initiative
- Enthusiasm
- Bearing
- Unselfishness
- Courage
- Knowledge
- Loyalty
- Endurance
What did the giraffe say back? I don't know, I don't speak giraffe.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 14, 2024
