Roger Skraba
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2023 - Present
2027
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Roger Skraba (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 3A. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Skraba (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 3A. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Skraba completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Roger Skraba was born in Ely, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1986 to 1994. Skraba earned a high school diploma from Ely Memorial High School and a bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University in 1985. His career experience includes working as a business owner and public board chairman.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Skraba was assigned to the following committees:
- House Capital Investment Committee
- Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee
- Legacy Finance Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Incumbent Roger Skraba defeated Harley Droba and Rich Tru in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roger Skraba (R)  | 55.5 | 14,443 | |
 | Harley Droba (D) | 41.4 | 10,779 | |
 | Rich Tru (Forward Party Independent) | 2.7 | 712 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 26,007 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Harley Droba advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Roger Skraba advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Roger Skraba defeated incumbent Rob Ecklund in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roger Skraba (R) | 50.0 | 10,867 | |
 | Rob Ecklund (D) | 49.9 | 10,852 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 21,741 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Incumbent Rob Ecklund advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Ecklund | 100.0 | 3,870 |
| Total votes: 3,870 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A
Roger Skraba defeated Blain Johnson in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roger Skraba | 66.7 | 3,030 | |
 | Blain Johnson | 33.3 | 1,511 | |
| Total votes: 4,541 | |||
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2015
A special election for the position of Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A was called for December 8. A primary election was held on September 29. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 31.[2]
The seat was vacant following David Dill's (D) death from cancer on August 8.[3]
Rob Ecklund defeated Heidi Omerza, Eric Johnson and Bill Hansen in the Democratic primary. Roger Skraba was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kelsey Johnson ran as an independent candidate.[4] Ecklund defeated Skraba and Johnson (I) in the special general election.[2][5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 3A, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rob Ecklund |
63.4% | 4,591 | |
| Republican | Roger Skraba | 19.3% | 1,399 | |
| Independent | Kelsey Johnson | 15.8% | 1,144 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 1.5% | 109 | |
| Total Votes | 7,243 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Elected to three terms as Ely City Councilmember. Elected four times as Ely Mayor. Appointed to St. Louis County Planning Commission, 12 years, chairperson for 9 years.
Worked for Cold Spring Granite Company after college for one and a half years, the real world was not ready for me so I moved back to Ely and worked as a wilderness canoe fishing guide during open water season and worked for loggers during winter. Started a retail store in Ely in 1997 and closed it down after the recession in 2008. I guided and did carpentry till elected in 2022. I know how hard it is to make a living in northern Minnesota. I want to help those who want to stay and make a living in northern Minnesota.- We all need to work together to make housing our top priority. Together we can invest public money and help reduce bureaucratic roadblocks to build more diverse housing the District so badly needs.
- Rural healthcare needs, from Critical Care Nursing Homes to Ambulance reimbursements, needs our utmost attention. These issues are not as pressing in the Metro so it will take us rural elected officials to work with Metro legislators to bring much needed reform. I have worked with them on other issues and look forward to work with them again, after the election. This will involve expanding broadband so rural areas will not lose hospital care.
- We are sitting on one of the largest geologic find's in the world. When we start extracting these minerals Minnesota will benefit greatly and the District will benefit even more. Economic development and managing the environmental impact of this extraction will provide hundreds if not thousands of jobs for local communities. We can have both Mining and Clean Water, the technology is there, we just have to apply it.
The district I represent has the absolute best tourism in the State. It also has the best and most natural resource abundance in the State. I want to be part of the discussion how we can and should have both.
At the same time if your beliefs change because you are better informed that's ok. Just tell the voters why you are changing position's. Sometimes what's best for the district isn't how we got elected, then you hope the people understand why you voted the way you did.
If there was divided government then both sides would have to work together to solve the problem. We don't have that now.
That is how good government runs. Trust is earned, not given.
I am a pro life, pro gun and pro union Republican.
Currently the State is setting a very poor example of financial transparency. Any agency that cannot account for it's use of public money needs to be held accountable till the discrepancy is taken care of.
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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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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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Legislative District 3A Special Election," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Lake County News-Chronicle, "State Rep. David Dill remember by local officials," accessed August 17, 2015
- ↑ Twincities.com, "Rob Ecklund wins northeast Minnesota special House seat primary," accessed September 30, 2015
- ↑ Duluth News Tribune, "Ecklund wins Minnesota House District 3A seat," accessed December 9, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed December 15, 2015
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| Preceded by Rob Ecklund (D) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 3A 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
