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Vern Swedin
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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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Vicki Jensen |
52.7% | 19,248 | |
| Republican | Vern Swedin | 47.3% | 17,286 | |
| Total Votes | 36,534 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Vern + Swedin + Minnesota + Senate"
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Minnesota State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Bobby Champion
Majority Leader:Erin Murphy
Minority Leader:Mark Johnson
Senators
District 1
Mark Johnson (R)
District 2
Steve Green (R)
District 3
Grant Hauschild (D)
District 4
Rob Kupec (D)
District 5
Paul Utke (R)
District 6
Keri Heintzeman (R)
District 7
District 8
Jen McEwen (D)
District 9
Jordan Rasmusson (R)
District 10
Nathan Wesenberg (R)
District 11
Jason Rarick (R)
District 12
Torrey Westrom (R)
District 13
Jeff Howe (R)
District 14
Aric Putnam (D)
District 15
Gary Dahms (R)
District 16
Andrew Lang (R)
District 17
Glenn Gruenhagen (R)
District 18
Nick Frentz (D)
District 19
John Jasinski (R)
District 20
Steve Drazkowski (R)
District 21
Bill Weber (R)
District 22
Rich Draheim (R)
District 23
Gene Dornink (R)
District 24
Carla Nelson (R)
District 25
Liz Boldon (D)
District 26
Jeremy Miller (R)
District 27
Andrew Mathews (R)
District 28
Mark Koran (R)
District 29
Vacant
District 30
Eric Lucero (R)
District 31
Calvin Bahr (R)
District 32
Michael Kreun (R)
District 33
Karin Housley (R)
District 34
John Hoffman (D)
District 35
Jim Abeler (R)
District 36
District 37
Warren Limmer (R)
District 38
Susan Pha (D)
District 39
District 40
John Marty (D)
District 41
Judy Seeberger (D)
District 42
Bonnie Westlin (D)
District 43
Ann Rest (D)
District 44
Tou Xiong (D)
District 45
Ann Stewart (D)
District 46
Ron Latz (D)
District 47
Vacant
District 48
Julia Coleman (R)
District 49
Steve Cwodzinski (D)
District 50
Alice Mann (D)
District 51
Melissa Wiklund (D)
District 52
Jim Carlson (D)
District 53
Matt Klein (D)
District 54
Eric Pratt (R)
District 55
Lindsey Port (D)
District 56
Erin Maye Quade (D)
District 57
Zach Duckworth (R)
District 58
Bill Lieske (R)
District 59
Bobby Champion (D)
District 60
Doron Clark (D)
District 61
Scott Dibble (D)
District 62
Omar Fateh (D)
District 63
Zaynab Mohamed (D)
District 64
Erin Murphy (D)
District 65
Sandra Pappas (D)
District 66
District 67
Foung Hawj (D)
Democratic Party (33)
Republican Party (32)
Vacancies (2)
