Carrie Ruud | |
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Member of the
Minnesota Senate from the 10th district | |
In office January 8, 2013 – January 11, 2022 | |
Preceded by | redrawn district |
Succeeded by | Nathan Wesenberg |
Member of the
Minnesota Senate from the 4th district | |
In office January 7, 2003 – January 2, 2007 | |
Preceded by | redrawn district |
Succeeded by | Mary Olson |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Cloud, Minnesota | February 22, 1952
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Dick Rostad (
m. 2005) |
Children | 5 |
Residence | Breezy Point, Minnesota |
Occupation | real 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.
Ruud was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and raised in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. [1]
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.
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]