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Encyclopedia > Jim Ramstad
James M. "Jim" Ramstad
James M. "Jim" Ramstad
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Minnesota's 3rd district
Term of office:
1991 - present
Political party:

Republican Image File history File linksMetadata IBioRamstad. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Minnesotas 3rd Congressional District is one of the most affluent in the state, encompassing the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ...

Preceded by: Bill Frenzel
Succeeded by: Incumbent
Born: May 6, 1946
Jamestown, North Dakota

James M. 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 Bloomington, Plymouth, Wayzata, Eden Prairie and Brooklyn Park. Bill Frenzel is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota in the United States. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Minnesotas 3rd Congressional District is one of the most affluent in the state, encompassing the suburbs of Hennepin County to the north, west, and south of Minneapolis. ... Minnesota currently has 8 congressional districts. ... A map of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. ... location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Hennepin Founded 1843 Incorporated 1858 Mayor Gene Winstead Area    - City 99. ... Plymouth is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Wayzata is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Eden Prairie is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Brooklyn Park is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ...


He was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, was educated at the University of Minnesota and the George Washington University Law School. He was a member of the Minnesota State Senate from 1981 to 1990 before entering the House. He defeated former Minneapolis city councilman Lou DeMars in the 1990 election and has rarely faced serious opposition since. Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota in the United States. ... Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, almost always abbreviated U of M, and sometimes referred to as The U by locals, is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. ... The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota State Legislature. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ...


Ramstad is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership. He is pro-choice, supports stem cell research and is opposed to gay marriage.[1] He is considered to be the most moderate Republican member of the Minnesota delegation in the 109th Congress, scoring 79% conservative by a conservative group[2] and 20% progressive by a liberal group.[3] Minnesota Congressional Districts shows the scores for the entire delegation. The Republican Main Street Partnership is a group of social liberals and moderates in the United States Republican Party. ... Pro-choice activists on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, to rally for abortion rights on the anniversary of Roe v. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells. ... Same-sex marriage is the union of two people who are of the same biological sex, or gender. ... The 109th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States legislature, composed of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. ... Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of contemporary international social and political philosophies. ... Minnesota currently has 8 congressional districts. ...


Ramstad is an admitted recovering alcoholic since 1981. Ramstad's sister, Sheryl Ramstad-Hvass, is currently a Tax Court Judge in Minnesota. This article needs cleanup. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Electoral history

  • 2006 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 3rd District

Wendy Wilde is a Minnesota radio host and currently is the DFL endorsed candidate for the U.S. House seat representing the states 3rd District. ...

References

  1. ^ Jim Ramstad on the Issues Retrieved October 24, 2006
  2. ^ Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005 (pdf). SBE Council’s Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005. Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (June, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
  3. ^ Leading with the Left. Progressive Punch. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.

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Preceded by:
Bill Frenzel		 United States Representative for the 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota
1991 - present		 Succeeded by:
incumbent
Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators: Mark Dayton (DFL), Norm Coleman (R)

Representative(s): Gil Gutknecht (R), John Kline (R), Jim Ramstad (R), Betty McCollum (DFL), Martin Olav Sabo (DFL), Mark Kennedy (R), Collin Peterson (DFL), Jim Oberstar (DFL)
Other delegations: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY •• AS DC GU PR VI Bill Frenzel is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. ... // These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... // These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... The 109th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States legislature, composed of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. ... Minnesota was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858. ... Mark B. Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is a Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party US Senator from Minnesota who took office in 2001. ... The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the US state of Minnesota. ... Norman Bertram Norm Coleman Jr. ... // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ... Gil Gutknecht - Website - Minnesota 1st Mark Kennedy - Website - Minnesota 6th John Kline - Website - Minnesota 2nd Betty McCollum - Website - Minnesota 4th James L. Oberstar - Website - Minnesota 8th Collin C. Peterson - Website - Minnesota 7th Jim Ramstad - Website - Minnesota 3rd Martin Olav Sabo - Website - Minnesota 5th[1] Notes ^ House of Representatives List of... Gilbert William Gil Gutknecht, Jr. ... For other people with the same name, see John Kline (disambiguation). ... Betty C. McCollum (born July 12, 1954) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). ... 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Bipartisanship, common sense are 2 assets Congressman Jim Ramstad brings to table (1238 words)
Ramstad and Clinton crossed paths occasionally in the late 1960s in Washington where both were working as college interns for lawmakers.
Ramstad, who is challenged for reelection by Democrat Deborah Watts, won reelection in 2002 by winning about 72 percent of the vote.
Ramstad is optimistic, he said, in the end a democracy will be established in Iraq.
Jim Ramstad - dKosopedia (176 words)
Jim Ramstad was first elected to the 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota in 1990.
Jim Ramstad was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, the third generation member of a small business family.
Jim is a former Criminal Justice attorney and adjunct professor of government and Constitutional law.
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