Kathleen Fowke
Kathleen Fowke (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 45. She lost in the special general election on November 5, 2024.
Fowke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kathleen Fowke was born in Minnesota. She earned a high school diploma from Park Center Senior High School. Her career experience includes working as a real estate professional. Fowke has been affiliated with The National Association of Realtors and Minnesota Association of Realtors.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2024
General election
Special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 45
Ann Johnson Stewart defeated Kathleen Fowke in the special general election for Minnesota State Senate District 45 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ann Johnson Stewart (D)  | 52.4 | 29,791 |
 | Kathleen Fowke (R) | 47.5 | 26,969 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 56,818 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 45
Ann Johnson Stewart defeated Emily Reitan and Kyle Meinen in the special Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 45 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ann Johnson Stewart | 58.9 | 3,701 |
 | Emily Reitan | 38.7 | 2,432 | |
| Kyle Meinen | 2.4 | 148 | ||
| Total votes: 6,281 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 45
Kathleen Fowke advanced from the special Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 45 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathleen Fowke | 100.0 | 2,574 |
| Total votes: 2,574 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 45
Kelly Morrison defeated Kathleen Fowke in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 45 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kelly Morrison (D) | 56.3 | 27,222 |
| Kathleen Fowke (R) | 43.7 | 21,128 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 48,376 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kelly Morrison advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 45.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sam Sant (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kathleen Fowke advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 45.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kathleen Fowke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fowke'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 running because your family desires better. I know first hand how difficult life can be when you are on a tight budget. The high costs of groceries and essentials have driven our citizens to new levels of anxiety and stress. It is time to alleviate the strain. Our government needs to stop the wasteful spending, which causes our taxes to rise. We must Ease the Squeeze and allow our families to thrive.
- Bring balance back to Minnesota and ensure that we are supporting our schools, teachers, and our children. Our school districts are being burdened with mandates, and funding seems to be too little, too late. The K-12 classroom sizes are too large and test scores are falling. Our kids deserve access to the highest quality education. Let's be a good example to our children and take care of what we love, our Boundary Waters. Our beautiful lakes and streams need protection. We are fortunate to have a state filled with such amazing wonder.
- Let come together and rally around what is important to our neighbors. Clean drinking water, affordable and flexible healthcare, lower cost of essentials, great schools, safe neighborhoods, are all top priorities. It is time we end the extremes and stop the mandates. Minnesotans are kind and generous people that understand and accept that we may not all agree on everything, but we do agree on most. I will support women and will find ways that empower, strengthen, and offer choices when they are faced with life changing decisions. We Minnesotans value our freedoms. Let's vow to protect them all including our religious freedoms. We are better when we are united.
It is time to decide if we want to live in a land that pushes extreme agendas or a land that allows for a common ground solutions. I believe we need to reflect on what once worked, and that was when politicians reached across the aisle. Doing so does not mean you are weak or wishy-washy, it means that you are seeking something bigger than yourself. I look forward to bringing balance back to Minnesota.
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Campaign ads
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2022
Kathleen Fowke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 15, 2024
