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Ryan Wiskerchen

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Ryan Wiskerchen
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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Ryan Wiskerchen (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 51A. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Wiskerchen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 51A

Incumbent Michael Howard defeated Ryan Wiskerchen in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 51A on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Howard
Michael Howard (D)
 
74.2
 
12,524
Image of Ryan Wiskerchen
Ryan Wiskerchen (R) Candidate Connection
 
25.7
 
4,339
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
25

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,888
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 51A.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Ryan Wiskerchen advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 51A.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Ryan Wiskerchen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wiskerchen'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 a husband and father of two young boys, aged two and one. I grew up in South Minneapolis and want to make sure that children enjoy the same amazing community that I enjoyed as a kid. I have interned for U.S. Senators and in the U.S. State Department while in college and have worked in the Minnesota House of Representatives for the past three years, where I have developed the skills to help Minnesotans get the help that they need and deserve from their government as well as knowledge of how to construct and pass legislation to make their lives better.
  • Public Safety: Our community does not feel safe anymore, and rising crime means fewer connections and confidence between neighbors. I will work to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the community so that we can enjoy all the great things that Richfield has to offer without fear.
  • Education: Local parents and teachers know best how our children will learn. Decisions about education should be returned to the local communities so that we can craft education policies that work best for our community's children.
  • Economic Relief: Many in our community are struggling from rising prices and other economic challenges. We should reduce the tax burden on ordinary citizens at a time of an extraordinary budget surplus, while also ensuring that our most vulnerable neighbors receive the help they deserve by clamping down on fraud and waste of taxpayer funded relief.
Between my family's engineering background and my own education in International Relations, I have an interest in energy issues, especially the intersections between different national and international trends and supplies. I want to work to develop resilient and independent energy for Minnesota. Transportation is also an area of interest which stems from these same roots.
My wife is a teacher, as is my sister and several of my aunts, so I am very interested in the nuts and bolts of how education policy and funding is decided in our state. Plus, I am keeping an eye towards when my little boys are school-aged!

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    Footnotes


    Current members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
    Leadership
    Speaker of the House:Lisa Demuth
    Majority Leader:Harry Niska
    Representatives
    District 1A
    District 1B
    District 2A
    District 2B
    District 3A
    District 3B
    District 4A
    District 4B
    Jim Joy (R)
    District 5A
    District 5B
    District 6A
    Ben Davis (R)
    District 6B
    District 7A
    District 7B
    District 8A
    District 8B
    District 9A
    District 9B
    District 10A
    District 10B
    District 11A
    District 11B
    District 12A
    District 12B
    District 13A
    District 13B
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    District 14B
    District 15A
    District 15B
    District 16A
    District 16B
    District 17A
    District 17B
    District 18A
    District 18B
    District 19A
    District 19B
    District 20A
    District 20B
    District 21A
    District 21B
    District 22A
    District 22B
    District 23A
    District 23B
    District 24A
    District 24B
    District 25A
    Kim Hicks (D)
    District 25B
    District 26A
    District 26B
    District 27A
    District 27B
    District 28A
    District 28B
    Max Rymer (R)
    District 29A
    District 29B
    District 30A
    District 30B
    District 31A
    District 31B
    District 32A
    District 32B
    District 33A
    District 33B
    District 34A
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    Vacant
    District 35A
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    Ethan Cha (D)
    District 48A
    Jim Nash (R)
    District 48B
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    District 52A
    Liz Reyer (D)
    District 52B
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    District 56A
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    John Huot (D)
    District 57A
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    Fue Lee (D)
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    District 64A
    District 64B
    District 65A
    District 65B
    District 66A
    District 66B
    District 67A
    Liz Lee (D)
    District 67B
    Jay Xiong (D)
    Republican Party (67)
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    Vacancies (1)


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