Carrie Ruud

Carrie Ruud
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 11, 2022
Preceded byredrawn district
Succeeded byNathan Wesenberg
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2007
Preceded byredrawn district
Succeeded byMary Olson
Personal details
Born (1952-02-22) February 22, 1952 (age 72)
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Dick Rostad
​
(m. 2005)​
Children5
ResidenceBreezy Point, Minnesota
Occupationreal estate broker, legislator

Carrie L. Ruud (/ruːd/ ROOD; born February 22, 1952) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate from 2003-2007, and again from 2013-2022. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 10 in north-central Minnesota.

Early life

Ruud was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and raised in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.[1]

Minnesota Senate

Ruud was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2003. She was defeated by Mary Olson in the 2006 election. She ran and was elected again in 2012.[2] She did not run for re-election in 2022. While in office, Ruud served as committee chair of Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance (2017-22).[2]

Personal life

Ruud is married to Dick Rostad. They have five children and reside in Breezy Point, Minnesota, where Ruud served as mayor from 2001 to 2002.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet Carrie Ruud". Carrie Ruud for Senate MN District 10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Ruud, Carrie L". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2013-04-18.