Carrie Ruud

Carrie Ruud
Ruud in 2012
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 11, 2022
Preceded byGretchen Hoffman
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 74)
St. Cloud, Minnesota
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Dick Rostad
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(m. 2005)​
Children5
Occupationreal estate broker, legislator

Carrie L. Ruud (/ruːd/ ROOD; born February 22, 1952) is a Minnesota politician who served in the Minnesota Senate from 2003 to 2007 and from 2013 to 2023. 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.

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. She did not run for reelection in 2022. From 2017 to 2023, Ruud chaired the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance Committee.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet Carrie Ruud". Carrie Ruud for Senate MN District 10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ruud, Carrie L". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2013-04-18.