Kevin Burkart Do you have a photo that could go here? Click here to submit it for this profile! * * * Democratic Party Education High school Prior Lake High School, 1989 Bachelor's St. Cloud State University, 1994 Contact Personal website ## Contents * 1 Campaign themes * 1.1 2014 * 2 Elections * 2.1 2014 * 3 Recent news * 4 See Also * 5 External links * 6 Footnotes Kevin Burkart was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 55B of the Minnesota House of Representatives.[1][2] ## Campaign themes[edit] #### 2014[edit] Burkart's website highlighted the following campaign themes: “ | Small Business and Community Development As an entrepreneur himself, Kevin wants to encourage individual innovation and the creation of small businesses to drive employment and economic opportunity, especially in this district. He believes entrepreneurship is the most effective channel for wealth distribution and our tax and other policies should encourage people to invest in themselves and their ideas to create new opportunities. Infrastructure/Transportation Roads and bridges are critical to connecting Scott County to the rest of the metro area. A well functioning infrastructure allows businesses to connect to consumers and people to commute in for work. It seems every year flooding closes highways and bridges causing the people and businesses in the area to lose time and money. If Scott County is to become a leading economic engine for the state and have the most livable communities in the metro area, we need to invest in infrastructure to support new businesses and make commuting easier and more efficient. Education A strong education rooted in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) should be the foundation of education in the 21st-century. Just as business and science majors are required to take liberal arts classes, liberal arts majors should be encouraged to take business and technology classes to prepare them for future employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.[3][4] | ” | | ## Elections[edit] ### 2014[edit] See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014 Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Kevin Burkart was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Tony Albright was unopposed in the Republican primary. Josh Ondich ran as a Independence Party candidate before suspending his campaign and endorsing Burkart; his name remained on the ballot. Albright defeated Burkart and Ondich in the general election.[1][5][6][7] Minnesota House of Representatives, District 55B General Election, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Republican | Tony Albright Incumbent | 61% | 9,278 | Democratic | Kevin Burkart | 35.6% | 5,422 | Independence | Josh Ondich | 3.3% | 507 | Write-in | Write-in | 0% | 4 Total Votes | 15,211 ## Recent news[edit] This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kevin + Burkart + Minnesota + House" Kevin Burkart News Feed ## See Also[edit] * Minnesota House of Representatives * Minnesota House of Representatives District 55B * Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014 * Minnesota State Legislature ## External links[edit] | Suggest a link | * Official campaign website * Kevin Burkart on Facebook * Kevin Burkart on Twitter * Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings" ## Footnotes[edit] 1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elect Burkart, "Independence Party Candidate Josh Ondich Withdraws From Race, Endorses Burkart," October 17, 2014 2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 1, 2014 3. ↑ Elect Burkart, "Issues," accessed October 22, 2014 4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. 5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014 6. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014 7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014 [show] Current members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Leadership Speaker of the House:Melissa Hortman Representatives District 1A John Burkel (R) District 1B Debra Kiel (R) District 2A Matthew Grossell (R) District 2B Steve Green (R) District 3A Rob Ecklund (D) District 3B Mary Murphy (D) District 4A Heather Keeler (D) District 4B Paul Marquart (D) District 5A Matt Bliss (R) District 5B Spencer Igo (R) District 6A Julie Sandstede (D) District 6B Dave Lislegard (D) District 7A Jennifer Schultz (D) District 7B Liz Olson (D) District 8A Jordan Rasmusson (R) District 8B Mary Franson (R) District 9A John Poston (R) District 9B Ron Kresha (R) District 10A Josh Heintzeman (R) District 10B Dale Lueck (R) District 11A Mike Sundin (D) District 11B Nathan Nelson (R) District 12A Jeff Backer (R) District 12B Paul Anderson (R) District 13A Lisa Demuth (R) District 13B Tim O'Driscoll (R) District 14A Tama Theis (R) District 14B Dan Wolgamott (D) District 15A Sondra Erickson (R) District 15B Shane Mekeland (R) District 16A Chris Swedzinski (R) District 16B Paul Torkelson (R) District 17A Tim Miller (R) District 17B Dave Baker (R) District 18A Dean Urdahl (R) District 18B Glenn Gruenhagen (R) District 19A Susan Akland (R) District 19B Luke Frederick (D) District 20A Brian Pfarr (R) District 20B Todd Lippert (D) District 21A Barb Haley (R) District 21B Steve Drazkowski (R) District 22A Joe Schomacker (R) District 22B Rod Hamilton (R) District 23A Bjorn Olson (R) District 23B Jeremy Munson (R) District 24A John Petersburg (R) District 24B Brian Daniels (R) District 25A Duane Quam (R) District 25B Liz Boldon (D) District 26A Tina Liebling (D) District 26B Nels Pierson (R) District 27A Peggy Bennett (R) District 27B Patricia Mueller (R) District 28A Gene Pelowski (D) District 28B Greg Davids (R) District 29A Joe McDonald (R) District 29B Marion O'Neill (R) District 30A Paul Novotny (R) District 30B Eric Lucero (R) District 31A Kurt Daudt (R) District 31B Calvin Bahr (R) District 32A Brian Johnson (R) District 32B Anne Neu Brindley (R) District 33A Jerry Hertaus (R) District 33B Kelly Morrison (D) District 34A Kristin Robbins (R) District 34B Kristin Bahner (D) District 35A John Heinrich (R) District 35B Peggy Scott (R) District 36A Zack Stephenson (D) District 36B Melissa Hortman (D) District 37A Erin Koegel (D) District 37B Nolan West (R) District 38A Donald Raleigh (R) District 38B Ami Wazlawik (D) District 39A Bob Dettmer (R) District 39B Shelly Christensen (D) District 40A Michael Nelson (D) District 40B Samantha Vang (D) District 41A Connie Bernardy (D) District 41B Sandra Feist (D) District 42A Kelly Moller (D) District 42B Jamie Becker-Finn (D) District 43A Peter Fischer (D) District 43B Leon Lillie (D) District 44A Ginny Klevorn (D) District 44B Patty Acomb (D) District 45A Cedrick Frazier (D) District 45B Mike Freiberg (D) District 46A Ryan Winkler (D) District 46B Cheryl Youakim (D) District 47A Jim Nash (R) District 47B Greg Boe (R) District 48A Laurie Pryor (D) District 48B Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (D) District 49A Heather Edelson (D) District 49B Steve Elkins (D) District 50A Michael Howard (D) District 50B Andrew Carlson (D) District 51A Sandra Masin (D) District 51B Liz Reyer (D) District 52A Rick Hansen (D) District 52B Ruth Richardson (D) District 53A Tou Xiong (D) District 53B Steve Sandell (D) District 54A Keith Franke (R) District 54B Tony Jurgens (R) District 55A Erik Mortensen (R) District 55B Tony Albright (R) District 56A Jessica Hanson (D) District 56B Kaela Berg (D) District 57A Robert Bierman (D) District 57B John Huot (D) District 58A Jon Koznick (R) District 58B Pat Garofalo (R) District 59A Fue Lee (D) District 59B Esther Agbaje (D) District 60A Sydney Jordan (D) District 60B Mohamud Noor (D) District 61A Frank Hornstein (D) District 61B Jamie Long (D) District 62A Hodan Hassan (D) District 62B Aisha Gomez (D) District 63A Jim Davnie (D) District 63B Emma Greenman (D) District 64A Kaohly Her (D) District 64B Dave Pinto (D) District 65A Rena Moran (D) District 65B Carlos Mariani (D) District 66A Alice Hausman (D) District 66B Athena Hollins (D) District 67A John Thompson (I) District 67B Jay Xiong (D) Democratic Party (69) Republican Party (64) Independent (1) v • e State of Minnesota St. Paul (capital) | Elections | What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2022 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures Government | Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy