Jim Ramstad

A Representative from Minnesota. Born in Jamestown, Stutsman County, N. D. , May 6, 1946. B. A. , University of Minnesota, 1968. J. D. , George Washington University Law School, Washington, D. C. , 1973. United States Army Reserve, 1968-1975. Staff for the speaker of the Minnesota state house of representatives, 1969-1970. Staff, United States Representative Thomas S. Kleppe of North Dakota, 1970. Adjunct professor, American University, Washington, D. C. , 1974-1978. Deputy campaign manager for United States Representative William E. Frenzel of Minnesota, 1978. Member of the Minnesota state senate, 1981-1990. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Second and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2009). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Died on November 5, 2020, in Wayzata, Minn. Interment in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.