Carrie Ruud

American politician
Carrie Ruud
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 11, 2022
Preceded byredrawn district
Succeeded byNathan Wesenberg
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2007
Preceded byredrawn district
Succeeded byMary Olson
Personal details
Born (1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 (age 72)
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Dick Rostad
​
(m. 2005)​
Children5
ResidenceBreezy Point, Minnesota
Occupationreal estate broker, legislator

Carrie L. Ruud (/ruːd/ ROOD; born February 22, 1952) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate from 2003-2007, and again from 2013-2022. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 10 in north-central Minnesota.

Early life

Ruud was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and raised in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.[1]

Minnesota Senate

Ruud was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2003. She was defeated by Mary Olson in the 2006 election. She ran and was elected again in 2012.[2] She did not run for re-election in 2022. While in office, Ruud served as committee chair of Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance (2017-22).[2]

Personal life

Ruud is married to Dick Rostad. They have five children and reside in Breezy Point, Minnesota, where Ruud served as mayor from 2001 to 2002.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet Carrie Ruud". Carrie Ruud for Senate MN District 10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Ruud, Carrie L". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2013-04-18.

External links

  • Carrie Ruud at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
  • Senator Carrie Ruud official Minnesota Senate website
  • Senator Carrie Ruud official campaign website
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Members of the Minnesota Senate
93rd Minnesota Legislature (2023–2025)
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Bobby Joe Champion (DFL)
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  3. ▌Grant Hauschild (DFL)
  4. ▌Rob Kupec (DFL)
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  7. ▌Robert Farnsworth (R)
  8. ▌Jen McEwen (DFL)
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  10. ▌Nathan Wesenberg (R)
  11. ▌Jason Rarick (R)
  12. ▌Torrey Westrom (R)
  13. ▌Jeff Howe (R)
  14. ▌Aric Putnam (DFL)
  15. ▌Gary Dahms (R)
  16. ▌Andrew Lang (R)
  17. ▌Glenn Gruenhagen (R)
  18. ▌Nick Frentz (DFL)
  19. ▌John Jasinski (R)
  20. ▌Steve Drazkowski (R)
  21. ▌Bill Weber (R)
  22. ▌Rich Draheim (R)
  23. ▌Gene Dornink (R)
  24. ▌Carla Nelson (R)
  25. ▌Liz Boldon (DFL)
  26. ▌Jeremy Miller (R)
  27. ▌Andrew Mathews (R)
  28. ▌Mark Koran (R)
  29. ▌Bruce Anderson (R)
  30. ▌Eric Lucero (R)
  31. ▌Cal Bahr (R)
  32. ▌Michael Kreun (R)
  33. ▌Karin Housley (R)
  34. ▌John Hoffman (DFL)
  35. ▌Jim Abeler (R)
  36. ▌Heather Gustafson (DFL)
  37. ▌Warren Limmer (R)
  38. ▌Susan Pha (DFL)
  39. ▌Mary Kunesh-Podein (DFL)
  40. ▌John Marty (DFL)
  41. ▌Judy Seeberger (DFL)
  42. ▌Bonnie Westlin (DFL)
  43. ▌Ann Rest (DFL)
  44. ▌Tou Xiong (DFL)
  45. ▌Vacant
  46. ▌Ron Latz (DFL)
  47. ▌Nicole Mitchell (DFL)
  48. ▌Julia Coleman (R)
  49. ▌Steve Cwodzinski (DFL)
  50. ▌Alice Mann (DFL)
  51. ▌Melissa Wiklund (DFL)
  52. ▌Jim Carlson (DFL)
  53. ▌Matt Klein (DFL)
  54. ▌Eric Pratt (R)
  55. ▌Lindsey Port (DFL)
  56. ▌Erin Maye Quade (DFL)
  57. ▌Zach Duckworth (R)
  58. ▌Bill Lieske (R)
  59. ▌Bobby Joe Champion (DFL)
  60. ▌Kari Dziedzic (DFL)
  61. ▌Scott Dibble (DFL)
  62. ▌Omar Fateh (DFL)
  63. ▌Zaynab Mohamed (DFL)
  64. ▌Erin Murphy (DFL)
  65. ▌Sandy Pappas (DFL)
  66. ▌Clare Oumou Verbeten (DFL)
  67. ▌Foung Hawj (DFL)