Grant Hauschild

Grant Hauschild
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byThomas Bakk
Personal details
PartyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseGrace
Children2
EducationUniversity of North Dakota (BA)
George Washington University (MS)

Grant Hauschild (/ˈhɑːsld/ HAHSS-chyld)[1] is an American politician representing District 3 in the Minnesota Senate since 2023.

Education

Hauschild earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and public administration from the University of North Dakota and a Master of Science in public policy analysis from George Washington University.[2]

Personal life

Hauschild and his wife, Grace, have two children.[3] Hauschild is a hunter.[4]

Career

Hauschild worked for Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign. From 2011 to 2014, he served in the United States Department of Agriculture as an economic development specialist and confidential assistant. In 2014 and 2015, he served in the office of U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp. Hauschild was an unsuccessful candidate for the North Dakota House in 2016. He returned to the University of North Dakota in 2015, working as associate director of development until 2017 and director of development from 2017 to 2018. Hauschild moved to Minnesota in 2019 to work for the Essentia Health Foundation.[5][6] He also served as a member of the Hermantown, Minnesota, city council.

Minnesota Senate

Hauschild was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2022.[7][8] He serves on the following committees:[9]

  • Labor (vice chair)
  • Taxes (vice chair)
  • Education Policy
  • Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Electoral history

2022 Minnesota Senate District 3 election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Grant Hauschild 22,052 50.77
Republican Andrea Zupancich 21,349 49.15
Write-in 38 0.09
Total 43,439 100
2020 Hermantown City Council election (Elect 2)[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan John Geissler 3,739 53.71
Nonpartisan Grant Hauschild 3,145 45.18
Write-in 77 1.11
Total 6,961 100

References

  1. ^ "Senate Members' Pronunciation". Minnesota Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Grant Hauschild | North Dakota Delta Upsilon". March 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "About Grant". Grant Hauschild for Minnesota Senate. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  4. ^ Winter, Deena (June 29, 2023). "The players who made the big plays: Minnesota lawmakers worth watching". Minnesota Reformer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hermantown City Councilor Grant Hauschild to run for State Senate - Cook County News Herald". Cook County News Herald. April 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "District 3 Senator-Elect Grant Hauschild from Hermantown". KAXE. December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Grant Hauschild (Minnesota)". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Fogal, Bo (March 23, 2022). "Hermantown city councilor Grant Hauschild announces run for District 3 seat". Northern News Now. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Grant Hauschild (03, DFL)". Minnesota State Senate. Retrieved December 11, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "State Senator District 3". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. December 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "Results for Selected Contests in 28682 - Hermantown". Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. November 30, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2025.