Jason Rarick

Jason Rarick
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 11B district
Assumed office
January 6, 2015
Preceded by Tim Faust
Personal details
Born (1969-10-21) October 21, 1969
Pine City, Minnesota
Political party Republican Party of Minnesota
Children Quinn Rarick(b.1995)
Residence Pine City, Minnesota
Alma mater Dunwoody College of Technology
Occupation Electrician electrical contractor legislator
Religion Catholic

Jason Rarick (born October 21, 1969) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 11B, which includes portions of Kanabec County and Pine County.

Early Life, Education, and Career

Rarick was born & 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 a 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 4 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 on November 4, 2014 defeating the incumbent Rep. Tim Faust (DFL) by 7.52% or 1057 votes.

2014 Minnesota State Representative- House 11B[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DFL Tim Faust (Incumbent) 6488 46.15
Republican Jason Rarick 7545 53.67

Tenure

Rarick was sworn in on January 6, 2015.

Committee Assignments

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

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 member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Beroun, Minnesota all his life. 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.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.rarickforhouse.com/meet-jason/
  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. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/rarickforhouse

External links

Minnesota House of Representatives
Preceded by
Tim Faust		 Member of the House of Representatives
from District 11B
2015–present 		Incumbent
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