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Randy Jessup

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Randy Jessup
Image of Randy Jessup
Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A
Successor: Kelly Moller

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

High school

Kellogg High School

Bachelor's

Bethel University University of Minnesota

Graduate

University of Minnesota

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Randy Jessup was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 42A. Jessup assumed office on January 3, 2017. Jessup left office on January 8, 2019.

Jessup ran in a special election to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners to represent District 1 in Minnesota. Jessup lost in the special general election on November 5, 2019.

Jessup is a former Republican member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 42A from 2017 to 2019. Jessup was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
Education Innovation
Government Operations and Elections
Higher Education and Career Readiness

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

2019

See also: Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2019)

General election

Special general election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1

Nicole Frethem defeated Randy Jessup in the special general election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nicole Frethem
Nicole Frethem (Nonpartisan)
 
52.4
 
8,372
Image of Randy Jessup
Randy Jessup (Nonpartisan)
 
47.2
 
7,529
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
62

Total votes: 15,963
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 1 on August 13, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nicole Frethem
Nicole Frethem (Nonpartisan)
 
41.1
 
1,762
Image of Randy Jessup
Randy Jessup (Nonpartisan)
 
34.4
 
1,475
Marty Long (Nonpartisan)
 
9.3
 
398
Mark Voss (Nonpartisan)
 
5.5
 
236
Steve Scott (Nonpartisan)
 
4.1
 
176
Nick Tamble (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
120
Jodi Hultgren (Nonpartisan)
 
1.6
 
70
Bill Bergeron (Nonpartisan)
 
0.9
 
38
Douglas Blomberg (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
17

Total votes: 4,292
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2018

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A

Kelly Moller defeated incumbent Randy Jessup in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelly Moller
Kelly Moller (D) Candidate Connection
 
57.5
 
12,289
Image of Randy Jessup
Randy Jessup (R)
 
42.4
 
9,055
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
22

Total votes: 21,366
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A

Kelly Moller advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Kelly Moller
Kelly Moller Candidate Connection

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A

Incumbent Randy Jessup advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Randy Jessup
Randy Jessup

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2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 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.

Randy Jessup defeated incumbent Barb Yarusso in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A general election.[1][2]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42A General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Randy Jessup 50.27% 11,662
     Democratic Barb Yarusso Incumbent 49.73% 11,537
Total Votes 23,199
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Barb Yarusso ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A Democratic primary.[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42A Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Barb Yarusso Incumbent (unopposed)


Randy Jessup ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 42A Republican primary.[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42A Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Randy Jessup  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Barb Yarusso was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Randy Jessup was unopposed in the Republican primary. Yarusso defeated Jessup in the general election.[5][6][7]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42A General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarb Yarusso Incumbent 50.6% 8,766
     Republican Randy Jessup 49.3% 8,546
     Write-in Write-in 0.2% 28
Total Votes 17,340

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

Jessup's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Transportation

Our community is home to some of the busiest roads in the state with thousands of commuters passing through every day. The convenience of our community’s transportation structure increases the accessibility and value of our neighborhoods. Investment in our community’s roads, bridges, and infrastructure needs to be a top priority.

Parks and Trails

Our cities and county have invested in our local parks and trails, and I will continue to support these investments. These services enrich our quality of life, bring people together, and make our district a great place to live.

No Gas Tax Increase

Our current representative proposed and promoted a gas tax increase last year. With a $900 million budget surplus, there is no need to further burden our citizens with additional taxes. I do not believe increased taxes are in our community’s best interests.

Jobs

Many of our citizens are still facing underemployment or have left the workforce. I want everyone, and particularly those in our middle class, to have access to good, high quality jobs. I seek the creation and expansion of local businesses that generate employment in our district.

Taxes and Spending

Taxes are the people’s money and must be spent wisely. Spending decisions must benefit our whole community, not the interests or agenda of a few. I believe in responsible government spending - government should not grow faster than family budgets. We need to eliminate wasteful spending and put the financial health of our families first. We need to focus on tax relief for the middle-class and our seniors, as well as reduce the amount of debt that college students acquire.[8]

—Randy Jessup[9]

Campaign finance summary


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Randy Jessup campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Minnesota House of Representatives District 42ALost general$54,603 N/A**
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42aWon $62,268 N/A**
Grand total$116,871 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2022

In 2022, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.

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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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2017

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Barb Yarusso (DFL)
Minnesota House of Representatives, District 42A
2017-2019
Succeeded by
Kelly Moller (D)