John Birrenbach
John Birrenbach (Legal Marijuana Now Party) ran in a special election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 11. He lost in the special general election on February 5, 2019.
Elections
2019
See also: Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2019
General election
Special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 11
Jason Rarick defeated Stu Lourey and John Birrenbach in the special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on February 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jason Rarick (R) | 52.0 | 8,127 |
 | Stu Lourey (D) | 45.9 | 7,171 | |
 | John Birrenbach (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 1.9 | 298 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 15,623 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11
Stu Lourey defeated Michelle Lee in the special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on January 22, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stu Lourey | 53.2 | 1,932 |
 | Michelle Lee | 46.8 | 1,699 | |
| Total votes: 3,631 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11
Jason Rarick advanced from the special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on January 22, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Rarick | 100.0 | 689 |
| Total votes: 689 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Krych (R)
- Matthias Shir (R)
- Carl Pederson (R)
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Special Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11
John Birrenbach advanced from the special Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 11 on January 22, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Birrenbach | 100.0 | 69 |
| Total votes: 69 | |||
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Candidate profile
Party: Legal Marijuana Now
Incumbent: No
Political office: None
Biography: Birrenbach served in the Navy.[1] He was an Independent Grassroots Party candidate for U.S. president in 1996 and an Independence Party candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2000.[2] As of the election, he was a self-employed business and marketing consultant.
- Birrenbach highlighted that he was not a Democrat, a Republican, or a politician.[3]
- He said there was "a lack of civility and decorum going on in politics" and that he could change that by working with everyone.[3][4]
- Birrenbach stressed his support for rural high-speed internet access, universal healthcare, legalizing marijuana, a balanced state budget, and having the wealthy pay a larger share of taxes than the less wealthy.[1][4]
Campaign finance
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "Pine County Courier on January 8, 2019," accessed January 25, 2019
- ↑ Pine Journal, "Candidates crowd Senate District 11 race," January 8, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Facebook, "Vote Sparky," January 15, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 KBJR6, "A breakdown of candidates for Senate district 11 special election," January 23, 2019
