1. James Marvin Ramstad was an American lawyer and politician who represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009.
30 Facts About Jim Ramstad
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Jim Ramstad was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1981 and was reelected until 1990, when he was elected to represent Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in the US House of Representatives.
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Jim Ramstad won reelection in the suburban congressional district eight times, all by landslide margins.
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Jim Ramstad chose to retire and not seek reelection in 2008.
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Jim Ramstad was succeeded by Republican State Representative Erik Paulsen.
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In 2020, Jim Ramstad died from Parkinson's disease at the age of 74.
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Jim Ramstad was born in Jamestown, North Dakota on May 6,1946.
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Jim Ramstad was educated at the University of Minnesota and the George Washington University Law School.
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Jim Ramstad was an officer in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.
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Jim Ramstad worked as a private practice attorney and as a legislative aide to the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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Jim Ramstad served on the Wayzata-Plymouth Chemical Health Commission, Plymouth Human Rights Commission, and the Minnesota State Human Rights Advisory Committee from 1979 to 1980.
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Jim Ramstad was a Republican member of the Minnesota State Senate from 1981 to 1990 before entering the US Congress.
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Jim Ramstad served in the 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th, and 110th congresses, beginning on January 3,1991.
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Jim Ramstad first defeated former Minneapolis city councilman Lou DeMars in the 1990 election.
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Jim Ramstad was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 until 2009, representing Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota.
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On September 17,2007 Jim Ramstad announced he would not seek reelection in 2008.
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Jim Ramstad considered ending discrimination against those suffering from mental health and addiction problems a major part of his legacy.
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Jim Ramstad worked under both Republican and Democratic majorities to pass a Mental Health Parity Bill.
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Jim Ramstad was mentioned as a possible candidate for Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in the administration of President Barack Obama.
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Jim Ramstad considered running for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 election, but decided not to.
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At the time of his death, Jim Ramstad was a resident fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics where he was leading a study group titled The Policy and Politics of Addiction.
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Jim Ramstad was a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership.
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Jim Ramstad was pro-choice and supported embryonic stem cell research.
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Jim Ramstad voted in favor of an amendment to a whistleblower protection bill that would have allowed the government to influence stem-cell research.
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Jim Ramstad was a long-time advocate for addiction treatment and recovery services, and at the time of his death he had been sober for 39 years.
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Jim Ramstad's sister, Sheryl Jim Ramstad, is a Tax Court judge in Minnesota.
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Jim Ramstad was a member of the United Church of Christ.
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On February 25,2008, it was announced that Jim Ramstad had been elected to the board of directors of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
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In 2010, Jim Ramstad joined alliantgroup as a senior advisor on their Strategic Advisory Board.
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Jim Ramstad died of Parkinson's disease on November 5,2020, aged 74, at his home in Wayzata, Minnesota.