Kirk Stensrud

Kirk Stensrud
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 48A district
In office
January 4, 2011 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byMaria Ruud
Succeeded byYvonne Selcer
Personal details
BornMarch 1962 (age 63–64)
Bloomington, Minnesota
PartyRepublican Party of Minnesota
SpouseWendy
Children3
Alma materBethel University
ProfessionSmall business owner, legislator

Kirk D. Stensrud (born March 1962) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 48A, which included portions of western Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he is the current owner of Fish Window Cleaning in Edina and in 2017 became the owner of the Dammon Round Barn Farm a Minnesota Wedding venue in Red Wing, MN. He also had experience as a former medical salesperson.[1][2]

Stensrud was first elected to the House in 2010, unseating incumbent Rep. Maria Ruud by 107 votes. He served on the Commerce and Regulatory Reform, the Jobs and Economic Development Finance, and the State Government Finance committees.[3]

During Stensrud's tenure in the House, he supported merit pay for high performing teachers, and was part of the creation of a budget surplus which involved borrowing money from schools against future tobacco settlements to solve a serious budget deficit.[4]

Stensrud was Narrowly defeated by Democrat Yvonne Selcer by just over 200 votes in the 2012 election. In 2014 Stensrud lost by less than 40 votes.[5][6]

Stensrud graduated from Bloomington Lincoln High School in Bloomington, then went on to Bethel University in Arden Hills, earning his B.A. in business. He and his family were active members of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie[1][2] until they moved in 2017 to Red Wing, MN to begin their business at a Minnesota Wedding Venue known as The Round Barn Farm Bed and Breakfast and Event Center.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stensrud, Kirk - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
  2. ^ a b "Biography". Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Stensrud, Kirk - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
  4. ^ "Minnesota's budget surplus already spoken for | kare11.com". Retrieved December 24, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Minnesota House District 48A | Results | Campaign 2012 | Minnesota Public Radio News". Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "State House, District 48A, 2014 Election". Minnesota Historical Election Archive.
  7. ^ "About the Round Barn Farm". Round Barn Farm Wedding venue.


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