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John Burkel
John Burkel (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 1A. He assumed office on January 5, 2021. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Burkel (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 1A. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
John Burkel graduated from Greenbush High School. Burkel's career experience includes working as the chairman of the board of directors of Northern Pride, Inc. He has been a member of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and National Turkey Federation.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Burkel was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
- Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee
- Property Tax Division Committee (decommisioned)
2021-2022
Burkel was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
- Human Services Finance and Policy Committee
- Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee (decommissioned)
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A
Incumbent John Burkel defeated James Sceville in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Burkel (R) | 76.1 | 17,420 |
 | James Sceville (D)  | 23.9 | 5,466 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 22,901 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. James Sceville advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Burkel advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burkel in this election.
2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A
Incumbent John Burkel defeated James Sceville in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Burkel (R) | 76.2 | 13,575 |
| James Sceville (D) | 23.7 | 4,229 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 17,814 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. James Sceville advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Burkel advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A.
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A
John Burkel defeated Connie Lindstrom in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Burkel (R) | 72.7 | 15,169 |
| Connie Lindstrom (D) | 27.2 | 5,670 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 20,852 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A
Connie Lindstrom advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Connie Lindstrom | 100.0 | 1,821 | |
| Total votes: 1,821 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A
John Burkel defeated David Lion and Brian Meehan in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Burkel | 90.8 | 3,167 |
| David Lion | 5.5 | 193 | ||
| Brian Meehan | 3.6 | 126 | ||
| Total votes: 3,486 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Burkel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
John Burkel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burkel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Those priorities include tax relief for families struggling to pay the bills with inflation not seen in their lifetimes, NOT California Car mandates and emissions standards imposed on us through MPCA rulemaking.
- Those priorities include fair funding for our nursing homes and rural schools, students and teachers, NOT bloated budgets for bureaucrats at the Minnesota Department of Education and Department of Human Services fostering fraud, corruption, and a lack of transparency.
- Those rural values include respecting our friends and neighbors, supporting our law enforcement, and holding criminals accountable, NOT demoralizing those who protect and serve…creating a revolving door, catch and release crime wave in Minnesota.
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2020
John Burkel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 12 to May 20.
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2023
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In 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 22.
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2022
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In 2022, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 17.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A |
Officeholder Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Dan Fabian (R) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 1A 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
