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Jesse O'Driscoll

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Jesse O'Driscoll
Image of Jesse O'Driscoll
Elections and appointments
Last election

August 13, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Baylor University, 2023

Personal
Birthplace
Rochester, Minn.
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Contact

Jesse O'Driscoll (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 24B. He lost in the Republican primary on August 13, 2024.

O'Driscoll completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jesse O'Driscoll was born in Rochester, Minnesota. He earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University in 2023.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 24B

Incumbent Tina Liebling defeated Dan Sepeda in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 24B on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tina Liebling
Tina Liebling (D)
 
57.8
 
12,863
Image of Dan Sepeda
Dan Sepeda (R)
 
42.1
 
9,369
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
21

Total votes: 22,253
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 24B

Incumbent Tina Liebling advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 24B on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tina Liebling
Tina Liebling
 
100.0
 
2,201

Total votes: 2,201
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 24B

Dan Sepeda defeated Jesse O'Driscoll in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 24B on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Sepeda
Dan Sepeda
 
57.2
 
842
Image of Jesse O'Driscoll
Jesse O'Driscoll Candidate Connection
 
42.8
 
631

Total votes: 1,473
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Jesse O'Driscoll completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by O'Driscoll'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 lifelong Minnesotan born and raised in the Rochester area. I graduated from Baylor University in 2023 and am pursuing a career in healthcare, being in my third health-related job. I am a Protestant Christian committed to serving God by caring for my state's long-term well-being. My intention, barring some future change of mind, is to attend medical school after serving in the State House and in my spare time to be a voice in local politics to help our community in various ways. I am a creative thinker who sees different issues as being connected and impacted by societal forces that go beyond short-term party battles. In my spare time I love learning, reading, talking with people, exploring my state, being in nature, fishing, and numerous other activities.
  • I am not a career politician, but what I do have is a good head on my shoulders and some Olmsted common sense.
  • Housing, Education, Crime, the Family, and Social Cohesion are my big areas of focus. Without solving these, our city and state will not last.
  • Our civilization is at a turning point. We've unleashed numerous forces over the last 2 centuries that are reaching a breaking point and threaten to bring our society to the point of collapse. We need voices that will speak about them unashamedly and without care for their own popularity. Whether it is the decaying social fabric, the mental alienation caused by the bureaucratization of society, the coming population collapse, the mental health crisis, the fraying bonds between the sexes, the destruction of the family, the decreased sense of duty, or the breakdown of shared culture, our politicians are ignoring the broader trends of our time in favor of self-interest. Instead, I'll strive for a society that functions in 100 years.
Housing, education, crime, the family, conservation, parks, mental health, healthcare, beautiful public spaces, cost of living on a single income, dignity of labor, birth rate, social cohesion, local culture and customs, dignity of a human life, city planning, transportation, social reform, dignity for those with diseases/disorders/disabilities
I look up to my father, who worked hard to build a prosperous and stable future for his family. I would like to follow the example of Teddy Roosevelt and William Wilberforce; the former overcame his own shortcomings to become a courageous public servant who improved the life of the common man and took care of nature, while the latter was persistent amid setbacks and did not give up hope that his society could become a reformed place.
Books: The Lord of the Rings, The Abolition of Man, the Bible. Essays: "The Lost Tools of Learning". Films: "Why Beauty Matters"
Love. A true sense of duty to the place and people where one has been placed, as well as a fondness for one's homeland, is paramount. If you truly love your state, you will seek never to harm it but to make it a place in which your neighbor's great-grandchildren will thrive. Secondly, a sense of accountability (whether to God or to posterity). Thirdly, humble curiosity: you do not know everything but can learn greatly from all sorts of people, and some of your ideas could be mistaken and in need of correction.
Curiosity, interest in diverse areas of life, and a strong moral compass.
Reading all bills carefully (not merely passing something that has a general sentiment you like or that your party leader told you to approve), considering the connections between various issues and policies, thinking about long-term consequences (good and bad) of legislation and any incentives created by it, communication skills and articulation of the needs of one's district, ability to write concise bills to solve particular problems.
One of clear moral positions while bringing people together on the things on which we agree.
Suburban sprawl and hollowed-out inner cities, inability of young people to buy a house, collapse of the family, breakdown of social cohesion, crime, inadequate education, reduced trust between urban centers and rural areas, and the mental health crisis.
It can be beneficial but is not necessary. I think a state legislature could function well even if only a third of them had such experience. A strong conscience and a good education is more important.

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Campaign finance summary


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Jesse O'Driscoll campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Minnesota House of Representatives District 24BLost primary$0 $0
Grand total$0 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 19, 2024


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