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Patricia Jirovec McArdell
Patricia Jirovec McArdell (Legal Marijuana Now Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 64. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Jirovec McArdell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
McArdell was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. She attended Anoka Ramsey Community College to become an emergency medical technician (EMT). Her career experience includes being self-employed in the communications field. She previously worked as an EMT, and as a unit coordinator in the emergency department, urgent care, ICU, med surg, and obstetrics. She also worked at a substance abuse treatment facility in medical intake and prescriptive staffing, as a chaplain, and as a manager at a bookstore/coffee shop in Lindstrom, Minnesota.[1]
McArdell has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- MnNORML
- Legal Marijuana Now Political Party
Elections
2020
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 64
Erin Murphy defeated Sharon Anderson and Patricia Jirovec McArdell in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 64 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erin Murphy (D) | 78.7 | 40,206 |
 | Sharon Anderson (R) | 14.6 | 7,488 | |
 | Patricia Jirovec McArdell (Legal Marijuana Now Party)  | 6.4 | 3,281 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 139 | ||
| Total votes: 51,114 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Erin Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 64.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Sharon Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 64.
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election was canceled. Patricia Jirovec McArdell advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 64.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patricia Jirovec McArdell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jirovec McArdell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Patricia is chairman of the board of directors at the Minnesota Chapter of the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML) since 2017 and she is a volunteer with the Legal Marijuana Now Party since 2016.
Having been an emergency medical technician and coordinator, Patti is a veteran of fifteen years in the emergency trauma field. Patti has seen people dealing with the worst pain and she has become a strong advocate for patient rights. Candidate McArdell implores legislators to increase access to the medicinal cannabis program for trauma-related injuries
Originally from Woodbury Patti currently lives in St. Paul and is self-employed in the communications field.- Cannabis should be legally accessible
- Legalize/decriminalize cannabis for responsible adult usage.
- Make the Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program accessible to all who could benefit from it.
prohibition endangers public safety by fostering corruption, curtailing civil liberties, and perpetuating racism. The Legal Marijuana Now Party believes legalization would bring more jobs and money into the economy.
The expungement of cannabis related records, and the re-evaluation of CPS cases where children are taken from parents because of the use of cannabis.
The education of the general public on the actual effects and benefits of cannabis, in all it's forms.
Senator Bernie Sanders, who does not compromise his ethics, and has stood by those ethics for his entire political career.
Who's concern has always been the wellbeing of others, since, as Paul Wellstone said... "We all do better, when we all do better."
At this point in time, this is the only political aspiration that I have.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
