Jason Rarick

Rarick was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election on February 5, 2019.

Rarick was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives on November 4, 2014 defeating the incumbent Rep. Tim Faust (DFL) by 7.52 percentage points or 1,057 votes. He was sworn in on January 6, 2015.

Rarick has a son, Quinn, born on October 31, 1995. Rarick has coached for local youth athletic programs, including soccer, football, basketball, and baseball, over the last 10 years. Rarick has been a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Beroun, Minnesota. He grew up being an altar server and a lector, and is still a lector, and is also a trustee. He has also been a member of the Knights of Columbus for 25 years. Rarick enjoys deer hunting, turkey hunting, camping, canoeing, watching sports, and snowmobiling.

For the 89th Legislative Session, Rarick was a part of the Agriculture Policy, Capital Investment, and Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committees.

Rarick was born and raised in Pine City, Minnesota. He graduated from Pine City High School in 1988. In 1990, he graduated from Minneapolis' Dunwoody College of Technology with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree after completing the electrical program. In 1992, Rarick was accepted into the St. Paul electrical union, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 110. In his union he served on 3 different committees, including being on the apprenticeship committee for over four years. He completed his apprenticeship program in 1996 and became a Master Electrician in 1997. He also taught classes for the apprenticeship program for 2 and half years. In 2004, Rarick became a self-employed electrical contractor at Rarick Electric.

Jason Rarick (born October 21, 1969) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represents District 11 in east-central Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 representing District 11B.