Jason Rarick

Jason Rarick (born October 21, 1969) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represents District 11 in east-central Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 representing District 11B.

Jason Rarick
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 11th district
Assumed office
February 13, 2019
Preceded byTony Lourey
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 11B district
In office
January 6, 2015 – February 12, 2019
Preceded byTim Faust
Succeeded byNathan Nelson
Personal details
Born (1969-10-21) October 21, 1969
Pine City, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican
Children1
ResidencePine City, Minnesota
Alma materDunwoody College of Technology
Occupationelectrical contractor

Early life, education, and career

Rarick was born and raised in Pine City, Minnesota. He graduated from Pine City High School in 1988. In 1990, he graduated from Minneapolis' Dunwoody College of Technology with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree after completing the electrical program. In 1992, Rarick was accepted into the St. Paul electrical union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 110. In his union he served on 3 different committees, including being on the apprenticeship committee for over four years. He completed his apprenticeship program in 1996 and became a Master Electrician in 1997. He also taught classes for the apprenticeship program for 2 and half years. In 2004, Rarick became a self-employed electrical contractor at Rarick Electric.[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Elections

Rarick was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives on November 4, 2014 defeating the incumbent Rep. Tim Faust (DFL) by 7.52 percentage points or 1,057 votes. He was sworn in on January 6, 2015.

2014 Minnesota State Representative- House 11B[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jason Rarick 7,545 53.67
Democratic (DFL) Tim Faust (Incumbent) 6,488 46.15

Committee assignments

For the 89th Legislative Session, Rarick was a part of the Agriculture Policy, Capital Investment, and Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committees.[3]

Minnesota Senate

Rarick was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election on February 5, 2019.

Personal life

Rarick has a son, Quinn, born on October 31, 1995. Rarick has coached for local youth athletic programs, including soccer, football, basketball, and baseball, over the last 10 years. Rarick has been a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Beroun, Minnesota. He grew up being an altar server and a lector, and is still a lector, and is also a trustee. He has also been a member of the Knights of Columbus for 25 years. Rarick enjoys deer hunting, turkey hunting, camping, canoeing, watching sports, and snowmobiling.[4][5]

References
  1. "Meet Jason Rarick".
  2. "Results for State Representative District 11B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15445
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://www.facebook.com/rarickforhouse
Minnesota House of Representatives
Preceded by
Tim Faust		 Member of the House of Representatives
for District 11B
2015–2019		 Vacant
Minnesota Senate
Preceded by
Tony Lourey		 Senator for District 11
2019–present		 Incumbent
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