Steven E. Jacob (born June 13, 1966) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Jacob represents District 20B in southeastern Minnesota, which includes the cities of Plainview, St. Charles, and Zumbrota and parts of Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona Counties.[1][2]

Steven Jacob
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 20B district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded bySteve Drazkowski
Personal details
Born (1966-06-13) June 13, 1966 (age 58)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMaryAnn Mae
Children4
ResidenceAltura, Minnesota
Occupation
WebsiteGovernment website Campaign website

Early life, education and career

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Jacob grew up on a farm and is a fourth-generation family farmer. He has served as a county commissioner for Winona County, where he was a part of the Soil and Water Conservation Board, Planning Commission, and Road and Bridge Committee.[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

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Jacob was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. He first ran after redistricting and after eight-term Republican incumbent Steve Drazkowski announced he would run for a seat in the Minnesota Senate.[1]

Jacob serves on the Agriculture Finance and Policy and the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committees.[1]

Political positions

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Jacob was the only representative to vote against establishing Juneteenth as a Minnesota state holiday, saying “I saw this as an expansion of government where the taxpayer will be charged, but will receive one less day of service from all local levels of government".[3]

Electoral history

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2022 Minnesota State House - District 20B[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven E. Jacob 13,375 66.09
Democratic (DFL) Elise Diesslin 6,845 33.82
Write-in 19 0.09
Total votes 20,239 100.0
Republican hold

Personal life

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Jacob lives in Altura, Minnesota with his wife, MaryAnn Mae, and has four children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jacob, Steven E. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  2. ^ "Rep. Steven Jacob (20B) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  3. ^ Deng, Grace (February 3, 2023). "Juneteenth is now a state holiday". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  4. ^ "2022 Results for State Representative District 20B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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