Josh Heintzeman

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Josh Heintzeman
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Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 10A district
Assumed office
January 6, 2015
Preceded byJohn Ward
Personal details
Born (1977-12-05) December 5, 1977 (age 44)
Minnesota
Political partyRepublican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s)Keri
Children6
ResidenceNisswa, Minnesota
Alma materCentral Lakes College
Occupationsmall business owner legislator

Joshua Heintzeman (born December 5, 1977) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 10A, which includes portions of Crow Wing County in central Minnesota.[1]

Early life, education, and career[]

Born in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, but at a young age his family moved to Motley where he entered the Motley School. Heintzeman was home-schooled after the fifth grade by his parents. His junior year, Heintzeman enrolled as a PSEO student at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, Minnesota. He studied there from 1995-1997. He graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in Business. He has owned a small-business since 1995 called Up Country Log that specializes in log building. Heintzeman has served on the Thirty Lakes Water Shed Board and is a member of the Brainerd Chamber of Commerce. He also served as the Chair of the Crow Wing County Republicans.[2][3]

Minnesota House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

Heintzeman was elected on November 4, 2014 defeating the incumbent Rep. John Ward (DFL) by 6.83% or 1,108 votes.[4]

2014 Minnesota State Representative- House 10A[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) John Ward (Incumbent) 7538 46.54
Republican Josh Heintzeman 8646 53.37

Heintzeman defeated Democratic challenger Quinn Nystrom in 2016.[5]

2016 Minnesota State Representative- House 10A[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Quinn Nystrom 8,831 40.60
Republican Josh Heintzeman(Incumbent) 12,919 59.40

Committee assignments[]

For the 89th Legislative Session, Heintzeman is a part of the:

  • Environment & Natural Resources Policy & Finance Committee
  • Higher Education Policy & Finance Committee
  • Vice-Chair of the Legacy Funding Finance Committee.[7]

Tenure[]

Heintzeman was sworn in on January 6, 2015.

Personal life[]

Heintzeman married his wife Keri on June 26, 1999. They have 6 kids. They reside in Nisswa, Minnesota.

References[]

  1. ^ "Heintzeman, Joshua "Josh" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2015-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b "Results for State Representative District 10A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Results for State Representative District 10A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Results for State Representative District 10A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rep. Josh Heintzeman (10A) - Minnesota House of Representatives".

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