Jim Ramstad

Jim Ramstad

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1991–
Preceded by	Bill Frenzel
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	May 06, 1946 (age 60) Jamestown, North Dakota
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kathryn Ramstad
Religion	United Church of Christ

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, 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, supports stem cell research, but is opposed to gay marriage.^[2] 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. Ramstad's sister, Sheryl Ramstad-Hvass, is currently a Tax Court Judge in Minnesota.

2006 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 3rd District
- Jim Ramstad (R)(inc.), 65%
- Wendy Wilde (DFL), 35%

^ Veterans in the US House of Representatives 109th Congress (PDF). Navy League. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
^ Jim Ramstad on the Issues Retrieved October 24, 2006
^ Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005 (pdf). SBE Council’s Congressional Voting Scorecard 2005. Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (June, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
^ Leading with the Left. Progressive Punch. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.

Preceded by Bill Frenzel	United States Representative from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district 1991 - present	Succeeded by incumbent

Senators: Norm Coleman (R), Amy Klobuchar (DFL)

Representative(s): Tim Walz (DFL), John Kline (R), Jim Ramstad (R), Betty McCollum (DFL), Keith Ellison (DFL), Michele Bachmann (R), Collin Peterson (DFL), Jim Oberstar (DFL)

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