JIM RAMSTAD

'James M. "Jim" Ramstad' (born May 6, 1946) is a United States politician from the state of Minnesota. Ramstad has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. The district, the state's wealthiest, includes most of the western portion of the Twin Cities area, including cities such as Maple Grove, Bloomington, Plymouth, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Edina, Eden Prairie and Brooklyn Park.
He was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, was educated at the University of Minnesota and the George Washington University Law School. He was an officer in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.^[1] He was a member of the Minnesota State Senate from 1981 to 1990 before entering the U.S. Congress and has served in the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th, and 110th congresses thus far, beginning on January 3, 1991. He first defeated former Minneapolis city councilman Lou DeMars in the 1990 election and has rarely faced serious opposition since.
Ramstad is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership. He is pro-choice and supports stem cell research, but is opposed to gay marriage.^[2] However, he voted in favor of an amendment to a whistleblower protection bill that would have allowed the government to influence stem-cell research. [1]
He is considered to be the most moderate Republican member of the Minnesota delegation in the 109^th Congress, scoring 79% conservative by a conservative group^[3] and 20% progressive by a liberal group.^[4] Minnesota Congressional Districts shows the scores for the entire delegation.
Ramstad is an admitted recovering alcoholic since 1981, and is Patrick J. Kennedy's AA sponsor. Ramstad's sister, Sheryl Ramstad-Hvass, is currently a Tax Court Judge in Minnesota.

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Electoral history

References

External links

Electoral history

★ '2006 Race for U.S. House of Representatives — 3rd District'

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★ Jim Ramstad (R)(inc.), 65%

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★ Wendy Wilde (DFL), 35%

References

1. Veterans in the US House of Representatives 109th Congress
2. Jim Ramstad on the Issues Retrieved October 24,2006
3. Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005
4. Leading with the Left

External links

★ U.S. Congressman Jim Ramstad 'official House site'

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★ Federal Election Commission — Jim Ramstad campaign finance reports and data

★ MPR — Campaign 2006: Jim Ramstad profile from ''Minnesota Public Radio''

★ On the Issues — Jim Ramstad issue positions and quotes

★ OpenSecrets.org — Jim Ramstad campaign contributions

★ Project Vote Smart — Representative James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN) profile

★ SourceWatch Congresspedia — Jim Ramstad profile

★ Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Jim Ramstad voting record

★ Jim Ramstad 'official campaign site'