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Jim Newberger
Jim Newberger (Republican Party) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 15B. He assumed office on January 8, 2013. He left office on January 8, 2019.
Newberger (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 10. He lost in the Republican primary on August 9, 2022.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Job Growth and Energy Affordability, Vice chair |
| • Public Safety and Security |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Newberger served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance |
| • Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance |
| • Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Newberger served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Civil Law |
| • Public Safety Finance and Policy |
| • Transportation Policy |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 10
Nathan Wesenberg defeated Suzanne Cekalla in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nathan Wesenberg (R) | 72.4 | 28,395 |
 | Suzanne Cekalla (D)  | 27.3 | 10,719 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 102 | ||
| Total votes: 39,216 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 10
Suzanne Cekalla advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 10 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suzanne Cekalla | 100.0 | 2,236 |
| Total votes: 2,236 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 10
Nathan Wesenberg defeated Steve Wenzel and Jim Newberger in the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 10 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Wesenberg | 36.8 | 3,730 |
| Steve Wenzel | 32.5 | 3,290 | ||
 | Jim Newberger | 30.7 | 3,114 | |
| Total votes: 10,134 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brent Lindgren (R)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar defeated Jim Newberger, Dennis Schuller, and Paula Overby in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Klobuchar (D) | 60.3 | 1,566,174 |
| Jim Newberger (R) | 36.2 | 940,437 | |
 | Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 2.6 | 66,236 | |
 | Paula Overby (G) | 0.9 | 23,101 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 931 | ||
| Total votes: 2,596,879 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar defeated Steve Carlson, Stephen Emery, David Robert Groves, and Leonard Richards in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Klobuchar | 95.7 | 557,306 |
 | Steve Carlson | 1.7 | 9,934 | |
 | Stephen Emery | 1.2 | 7,047 | |
| David Robert Groves | 0.8 | 4,511 | ||
| Leonard Richards | 0.6 | 3,552 | ||
| Total votes: 582,350 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Jim Newberger defeated Merrill Anderson, Rae Hart Anderson, and Roque De La Fuente in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Newberger | 69.5 | 201,531 |
 | Merrill Anderson | 15.7 | 45,492 | |
| Rae Hart Anderson | 8.9 | 25,883 | ||
 | Roque De La Fuente | 5.9 | 17,051 | |
| Total votes: 289,957 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives 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 Jim Newberger defeated Karla Scapanski in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B general election.[1][2]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 15B General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Newberger Incumbent |
68.95% | 14,949 | |
| Democratic | Karla Scapanski | 31.05% | 6,732 | |
| Total Votes | 21,681 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Karla Scapanski ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 15B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Karla Scapanski (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jim Newberger ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B Republican primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 15B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Newberger Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Brian Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jim Newberger was unopposed in the Republican primary. Newberger defeated Johnson in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Newberger Incumbent |
63.9% | 9,166 | |
| Democratic | Brian Johnson | 35.9% | 5,154 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 14,337 | |||
2012
Newberger won election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Brian Johnson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Newberger |
57.9% | 11,414 | |
| Democratic | Brian Johnson | 42.1% | 8,316 | |
| Total Votes | 19,730 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2018
Campaign website
Newberger's campaign website stated the following:
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Taxes The American tax system is a bloated bureaucratic mess. Today, there are 73,954 pages of tax code and growing. Americans are over-taxed on every level of life. I agree with President Trump. We must simplify our tax code so everyone can understand it. It should not take more than 20 minutes to do your taxes. Along with simplifying our tax code, we must reduce the crushing burden our tax system places on our citizens. The IRS has become too powerful. Those three letters strike fear into the hearts of all Americans. This shouldn’t be so! The IRS, like all giant federal agencies needs to serve the people of the United States, instead of the people serving the IRS. As your next U.S. Senator, I will work to reduce our taxes, simplify the code and reign in the IRS. Thanks to Senator Klobuchar’s help, government has grown by leaps-and-bounds under the Obama Administration. It’s time to turn things around. MAGA! ObamaCare How many times did you hear President Obama say, “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.” “If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your health care plan.” "I will sign a universal health care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family's premium by up to $2,500 a year." We saw the exact opposite. The Democrats nearly destroyed one of the best healthcare systems in the world. Thousands of people lost their trusted family doctors, they were forced out of their healthcare plans and saw their rates skyrocket to almost 60%. Senator Klobuchar was a champion for this and blocked attempts to stop the misery we endured because of ObamaCare. It’s time to free up our health care markets, cut the bureaucrats out of the decision making process and get back on to the path of becoming the greatest healthcare providing nation in the world. I support President Trump’s push to fix this mess and look forward to doing so. MAGA! National Debt America’s national debt is now over 20 trillion dollars. Think about that for a moment. That is a staggering number that will bankrupt our nation and default the futures of our children and grandchildren. Our parents and grandparents did not hand off that kind of a future to us and we have no right to hand that kind of a future off to our children and grandchildren. It is wrong to do so. We must make every effort to fix this. Period. When Senator Klobuchar took office our national debt was 8.5 trillion dollars. Under the Obama Administration our national debt grew to almost 19 trillion dollars. Senator Klobuchar has a history of voting over 90% with the Democrat Party. We must partner with President Trump and turn this mess around. Today, our national debt is over 20 trillion dollars. I look forward to working with President Trump to stop this sprint towards the fiscal cliff and eliminate our national debt. He needs people on his team, in the Senate, who are determined to fix this destructive fiscal situation. We must do whatever it takes to accomplish this. We can do it! MAGA! Social Security Social Security must be protected. We have all paid into this system and our government has promised that our funds will be there when we retire. As your next U.S. Senator, I will make protecting Social Security one of my highest priorities. Every working American deserves to have their futures protected. MAGA! Military Part of what make our nation great is our military. My father served in World War Two and I will forever be proud of that fact. America can only be great if America is strong. I support our military and our veterans. Keeping our military fully funded is foundational to making America great again! Refugee Resettlement Reform Part of what makes our nation the greatest nation of the modern age, is that we help others. America has been the shining city on the hill, a beacon of hope for the world. We must continue to shine. However, over the past decade, thanks to the Obama Administration and the support of Senator Klobuchar, our Refugee Resettlement Program has become a fast track citizenship program for hundreds of thousands of people who are poorly vetted and do not have any intention of adopting American Law. There is only one thing that makes us Americans. It’s that we all agree to live under the same law, i.e. the Constitution. Once we lose that, we lose our country. America needs to reform our refugee program. Each refugee costs an average of $64,000 for the first five years they live in the United States. Our local communities have little, or no, say in this matter. Yet, they are forced to bear much of this unfunded mandate. We must hit the “stop button” and fix our broken system. It needs guardrails and local input. By doing this, we can make America great! Life I am, and always will be prolife. I support life from conception to natural death. Senator Klobuchar does not. She is highly ranked and heavily funded by the abortion industry. It’s time to stand up for those who have no voice, the weakest members of our society – instead of terminating them. We can make America great again if we support life! Energy Over the past decade, the Obama Administration has waged a war on our power producing communities. I have watched as hundreds of job providing power plants were prematurely shut down. I have listened to countless individuals express their deepest fears because their livelihoods were cut off. They had nowhere to go. I know this first hand. It happened to my home town in Becker. Thanks to the Obama power plan, our economic engine was nearly shut down. I fought for years to save our jobs and tax base. Many folks have asked me where I stand when it comes to energy. I support an all-of-the-above approach. Every form of energy production, coal, nuclear, natural gas, solar, wind and hydro can benefit our communities. I support them. However, the government should not pick winners and losers. Many of these industries can only survive if they receive millions of dollars in government subsidies. This is part of the reason why our nation has severe financial problems. Senator Klobuchar has been an out -front champion for shutting down our power producing communities. We can make America great again if we get the government OUT of this industry. It’s time to stop punishing our nation. Second Amendment I always have been, and will continue to be, a firm supporter of our Second Amendment Rights. It’s the one right that guarantees them all. Mining I support the folks on the Iron Range in Minnesota and have authored, and voted in favor of, several pieces of legislation to turn things around for the Range. We must get the government and the extreme environmental Left off the backs of the folks on the Range and stop oppressive regulations. I support President Trump’s plan to put America first and buy American steel products. I support expanding and rebuilding our pipelines. I support opening up the Iron Range to tap in to the vast mineral wealth that God has given us. I can see a day where the Iron Range will become one of the economic powerhouses of our great nation. Senator Klobuchar has enabled the extreme environmental left. These folks have kept the Northeastern sector of our state in a bureaucratic choke hold for too long. Farming Minnesota farmers feed the world. Ask any farmer what causes them the greatest stress? Most will tell you it’s the unpredictable, over powered bureaucracies. Giant, faceless agencies threaten to regulate our farmers to death. It’s time to turn this around. Get the government off their backs! And what has Senator Klobuchar done? She votes over 90% with her party in Washington. It’s time to fix this and make America great again![10] |
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| —Jim Newberger’s campaign website (2018)[11] | ||
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2018
In 2018, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.
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2017
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In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.
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2016
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In 2016, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from March 8 through May 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 6 through May 18.
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2014
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In 2014, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 25 to May 19.
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2013
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In 2013, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 20.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota State Senate District 10 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 general election results," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jim Newberger’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed October 17, 2018
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by King Banaian (R) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B 2013- 2019 |
Succeeded by Shane Mekeland (R) |
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