Chris Swedzinski

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Chris Swedzinski (/swəzɪnski/;[1] born May 10, 1978) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Swedzinski represents District 15A in southwest Minnesota, which includes the city of Marshall, the counties of Lac qui Parle, Lyon and Yellow Medicine, and parts of Chippewa County.[2]

Early education and career

Swedzinski graduated from Minneota High School in Minneota, then went on to Ridgewater College in Willmar and Minnesota State University in Mankato, earning his B.S. in history and political science. He served as a district representative for former U.S. RepresentativeMark Kennedy for five years, and also worked as a Rural Development Specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture, designing and facilitating outreach plans and strategies for rural businesses and renewable energy efforts. He and his family live and farm near Ghent.[2][3]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Swedzinski was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2010, succeeding Marty Seifert, who did not seek reelection, and has been reelected every two years since. He ran on a platform of cutting taxes, reducing the size of government, and empowering the individual.[4]

Swedzinski was an assistant majority leader during the 2015-16 legislative session, and chaired the Subcommittee on Mining, Forestry, & Tourism, a subcommittee of the Environment & Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee, in 2017-18. He is the minority lead on the Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Taxes Committee.[2]

Electoral history

2010 Minnesota State House - District 21A[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Swedzinski 8,245 63.55
Democratic (DFL)Ramona Larson4,72136.39
Write-in90.07
Total votes12,975 100.0
Republicanhold
2012 Minnesota State House - District 16A[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Swedzinski 10,991 56.72
Democratic (DFL)Al Kruse8,36343.16
Write-in220.11
Total votes19,376 100.0
Republicanhold
2014 Minnesota State House - District 16A[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Swedzinski 8,642 61.72
Democratic (DFL)Laurie Driessen5,35538.24
Write-in50.04
Total votes13,984 100.0
Republicanhold
2016 Minnesota State House - District 16A[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Swedzinski 13,048 68.10
Democratic (DFL)Al Kruse6,09631.81
Write-in170.09
Total votes19,161 100.0
Republicanhold
2018 Minnesota State House - District 16A[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Swedzinski 10,854 67.56
Democratic (DFL)Tom Wyatt-Yerka5,19832.36
Write-in130.08
Total votes16,065 100.0
Republicanhold
2020 Minnesota State House - District 16A[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Swedzinski 13,930 69.15
Democratic (DFL)Doria Drost6,20030.78
Write-in160.08
Total votes20,146 100.0
Republicanhold
2022 Minnesota State House - District 15A[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanChris Swedzinski 12,446 70.39
Democratic (DFL)Keith VanOverbeke5,22529.55
Write-in110.06
Total votes17,682 100.0
Republicanhold

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