Jon Rieder Grunseth was born on November 11,1945 and is an American businessman and former politician from the state of Minnesota.
15 Facts About Jon Grunseth
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Jon Grunseth was the 1990 Independent-Republican nominee for Governor of Minnesota.
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Until the 1990 governor's race, Jon Grunseth had been the Vice President of Public Affairs at Ecolab, and chair of the Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association.
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In 1974, Jon Grunseth was the endorsed candidate of the Republican Party for the US House of Representatives for Minnesota's 6th congressional district.
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Jon Grunseth earned the Independent-Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination endorsement at its state convention, defeating moderate State Auditor Arne Carlson.
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Jon Grunseth defeated Carlson again in the September 11,1990 primary to become the main opposition to incumbent Governor Rudy Perpich.
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On July 4,1981, Jon Grunseth held a pool party at his home.
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When two of his daughter's friends, Elizabeth Mulay, 12, and Liane Nelson, 13, refused to swim naked, Jon Grunseth attempted to tear off their swimsuits.
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Jon Grunseth denied the allegations, but they severely damaged his candidacy.
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Some defended Jon Grunseth and charged that the accusations were politically motivated, while others wanted Jon Grunseth replaced with 1986 gubernatorial candidate Cal Ludeman.
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US Republican Senator Rudy Boschwitz, who was waging his own campaign for reelection, led a moderate faction that wanted Jon Grunseth replaced by Carlson.
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In reply, Jon Grunseth claimed that he had engaged in adultery and other bad behavior in the past, but that he had changed since then and been faithful to his wife, the former Vicki Tigwell, since their 1984 marriage.
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The amount of the lawsuit was based on what Jon Grunseth would have earned had he not been fired from Ecolab.
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Jon Grunseth later moved to Barnes Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia, where he purchased property in 1997 and founded Lennonville Orchards, a large cherry-growing operation.
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Jon Grunseth later lived in France, and as of 2022, he lives in the Hebrides, in Scotland.