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Rarick, Jason

House 2015-2019 (District 11B); Senate 2019-Present (District 11)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Carlton, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 10/21/1969
Birth Place: Pine City, Minnesota
Birth County: Pine
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion: Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Pine City
Occupation (when first elected): Electrical Contractor

EDUCATION

Pine City High School; Secondary; 1988
Dunwoody College of Technology; A.A.S.; Electrical; 1990

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Single (when first elected); Marion O'Neill (married July 4, 2023)
Children: One child (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Marion Rarick  - Wife

GENERAL NOTES

Religion provided by his campaign website. He is a member of St. Joseph's Church in Beroun, Minnesota.

Total Days Served: 3673

SESSIONS SERVED

94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 11
Elected: 11/5/2024
Residence: Brook Park
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
Counties Represented: Carlton, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis
Occupation: Electrician, small business owner of Rarick Electric
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Education Finance (Chair) [Co-chair]
  • Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
  • Higher Education
  • Labor

93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 11
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Brook Park
Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/3/2027
Counties Represented: Carlton, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis
Occupation: Electrician, small business owner of Rarick Electric
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Education Finance
  • Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate
  • Higher Education

92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 11
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Brook Park
Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
Counties Represented: Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis
Occupation: Electrician, Small business owner
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
  • Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy
  • Higher Education Finance and Policy
  • Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy
  • Labor and Industry Policy (Chair)

91st Legislative Session (2019-2020) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 11
Elected: 2/5/2019
Residence: Pine City
Term of Office: 2/13/2019 to 1/3/2021 (Special Election)
Counties Represented: Carlton, Kanabec, Pine, St. Louis
Occupation: Electrical contractor
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
Session Notes: He won a special election on February 5, 2019 for the seat vacated by the resignation of Senator Tony Lourey. He was sworn in on February 13, 2019.

91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 11B
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Pine City
Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 2/12/2019 (unfinished term)
Counties Represented: Kanabec, Pine
Occupation: Electrical Contractor
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Labor Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Energy and Climate Finance & Policy Division Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Minutes
  • Ways & Means: Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division Minutes
Reason for unfinished term: Elected to other office
Session Notes: He won a special election on February 5, 2019 for the seat vacated by the resignation of Senator Tony Lourey. He resigned effective February 12, 2019.

90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 11B
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Pine City
Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
Counties Represented: Kanabec, Pine
Occupation: Electrical Contractor
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Education Innovation Policy Minutes
  • Job Growth & Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Minutes
  • Taxes: Property Tax & Local Government Finance Division Minutes
  • Transportation Finance Minutes

89th Legislative Session (2015-2016)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 11B
Elected: 11/4/2014
Residence: Pine City
Term of Office: 1/5/2015 to 1/1/2017
Counties Represented: Kanabec, Pine
Occupation: Electrical Contractor
Party: Republican
Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
Committees:
  • Agriculture Policy Minutes
  • Capital Investment Minutes
  • Environment & Natural Resources Policy & Finance Minutes

Session Interviews

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

Photographs

Jason Rarick and Mary Kunesh on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 5/19/2022. Jason Rarick and Mary Kunesh discuss senate business during a floor session. Jason Rarick is a Republican from Pine City and Mary Kunesh is a Democrat from New Brighton. Photo credit: Catherine Davis, Senate Media Services.
Jason Rarick and Jeff Hayden on the Minnesota Senate floor, St. Paul, Minnesota 2/21/2019. Jason Rarick and Jeff Hayden discuss senate business during a floor session. Jason Rarick is a Republican from Pine City and Jeff Hayden is a Democrat from Minneapolis. Photo credit: David Oakes, Senate Media Services.


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