Mark Wiens
Mark Wiens (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 41A. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 7, 2025.
Wiens (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 41A. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Wiens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
On February 6, 2024, Wiens announced he would not seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives District 41A.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Wiens was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee
- Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee
- Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy Committee
Elections
2024
Mark Wiens did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 41A
Mark Wiens defeated Patricia Driscoll in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 41A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Wiens (R)  | 50.2 | 11,801 |
 | Patricia Driscoll (D) | 49.7 | 11,673 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 23,491 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Patricia Driscoll advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 41A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mark Wiens advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 41A.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Wiens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wiens' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a U.S. Army Veteran with 30 years of service, multiple deployments and combat tours with experience leading diverse executive level teams in the pursuit of solving complex issues. I have witnessed some of the worst places on the planet and I am committed to making Minnesota one of the best.
I am married to Tina Watson, a mental health therapist, and we are celebrating 30 plus years of marriage. We have two daughters in Stillwater Public Schools, a dog and a cat. For the past 20 plus years we have called Lake Elmo and the surrounding area home.
- Public Safety: Protecting Our Communities - supporting our law enforcement and enforcing our laws
- Governance & Economy: Living in our Communities - focusing our government to fix problems, eliminate corruption, and provide affordable/on-demand energy
- Education: Thinking in our Communities - focusing our public education on academic excellence and American Civics
I envision a Minnesota that is a great place to live, raise a family, build a business, retire and have access to home ownership. A state where the government is effective and works for us, its citizens!
Minnesota Air, Water & Land is clean.
Minnesota is crime free & safe.
Minnesota governance enables, promotes and champions its citizens' innovation & commerce.
Minnesota schools teach academic excellence in the essential skills, good citizenship, American pride & unity and where graduates find fulfilling careers.
Minnesota stewards its natural resources to provide reliable & affordable energy to its citizens and industry with the best environmental technology.
We are each free to enjoy our rights and live our lives to the fullest for the greater good!
We must do better and we can!
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
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In 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 22.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Minnesota House of Representatives District 41A |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Connie Bernardy (D) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 41A 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
