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Vern Swedin was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 24 of the Minnesota State Senate.

Campaign themes

Swedin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]

Where does our money go?

  • Excerpt: "We need to develop strategies that support education and health care but in simpler and more effective ways. Simply growing government and continued support of state-funded programs without efficiencies places our entire future at risk."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "We need to restructure our approach so that the private market is rewarded to deliver high quality care and better pricing. The private market knows that excellence--the best care at the lowest cost--arises when the entire ecosystem is trained and educated to focus on value."

Job Creation / Economic Growth

  • Excerpt: "We need to develop policies that help create jobs and promote economic development in the great state of Minnesota. As the number of good paying local jobs in Minnesota increase, so does our quality of life."

Fiscal Accountability

  • Excerpt: "This was the result of less government spending and better managing our revenues and investments. Let's invest in government reforms that result in savings for taxpayers and improved services throughout the state. We have work to do!"

Education

  • Excerpt: "Education is essential to competitiveness and preparing generations for responsible citizenship in a free society. I will work to cut costly mandates on our schools, advocate for more local control, work to have a fair and equitable funding model for all schools. Today's students are tomorrow's future."

Elections

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Swedin ran in the 2012 election for Minnesota State Senate District 24. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and was defeated by Vicki Jensen (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]

Minnesota State Senate, District 24, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVicki Jensen 52.7% 19,248
     Republican Vern Swedin 47.3% 17,286
Total Votes 36,534

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ "vernswedin," Official Campaign Website
  2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 26, 2012
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014


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