Kirk D. Stensrud (born March 1962) is a

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politician and former member of the

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who represented District 48A, which included portions of western

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in the

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metropolitan area. A Republican, he is the owner of Fish Window Cleaning in

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, and a former medical salesperson. 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. During Stensrud's tenure in the House, he supported merit pay for high performing teachers, and was part of the creation of a controversial budget surplus which involved borrowing money from schools against future tobacco settlements. Stensrud was defeated by Democrat

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in the 2012 election, and again in the 2014 election. Stensrud graduated from Bloomington Lincoln High School in Bloomington, then went on to Bethel University in Arden Hills, earning his

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in business. He and his family were active members of

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until they moved in 2017 to Red Wing, MN to begin their business at
Minnesota Wedding Venue
known as The Round Barn Farm Bed and Breakfast and Event Center.

References

External links

Rep. Stensrud Web Page

Project Votesmart - Rep. Kirk Stensrud Profile

Kirk Stensrud Campaign Web Site
1962 births Living people 20th-century evangelicals 21st-century evangelicals American evangelicals People from Bloomington, Minnesota People from Eden Prairie, Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-Republican-stub