Bobbie Harder

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Bobbie Harder
Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 17B district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Website Government website Campaign website

Bobbie V. Harder is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Harder represents District 17B in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Carver and Watertown and parts of Carver, McLeod, and Sibley Counties in Minnesota. [1] [2]

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Early life, education and career

Harder was born in Le Sueur, Minnesota and attended college at South Dakota State University, earning a bachelor's degree in sociology, psychology, and criminal justice. Harder served as a county commissioner for Sibley County from 2015 to 2023. [1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Harder was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. She first ran after redistricting and after six-term Republican incumbent Glenn Gruenhagen announced he would run for a seat in the Minnesota Senate. Harder serves on the Agriculture Finance and Policy, State and Local Government Finance and Policy, and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committees. [1]

Electoral history

2022 Minnesota State House - District 17B [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bobbie V. Harder 15,952 96.74
Write-in 5383.26
Total votes16,490 100.0
Republican hold

Personal life

Harder lives in Henderson, Minnesota with her husband, Neal, and has one child. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Harder, Bobbie V. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. 1 2 "Rep. Bobbie Harder (17B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  3. "2022 Results for State Representative District 17B". Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved February 25, 2023.