Carrie Ruud

Carrie Ruud
Carrie Ruud
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	February 22, 1952 (age 72); St. Cloud, Minnesota
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.

Early life

Ruud was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and raised in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.^[1]

Minnesota Senate

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. While in office, Ruud served as committee chair of Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance (2017-22).^[2]

Personal life

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Meet Carrie Ruud". Carrie Ruud for Senate MN District 10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ruud, Carrie L". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2013-04-18.