1. Steve Drazkowski was born on November 27,1964 and is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate from District 20, representing all of Wabasha County, large parts of Olmsted County, Goodhue County, and Winona County, and a smaller part of Dakota County.
Steve Drazkowski previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Steve Drazkowski graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in agriculture in 1989 from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Steve Drazkowski is a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources firearms safety instructor, Wabasha County 4-H volunteer, and past president of the Minnesota Forage and Grassland Council.
In 2006, Steve Drazkowski ran unsuccessfully for the District 28 seat in the Minnesota Senate.
Steve Drazkowski subsequently ran for and was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in the August 7,2007 special election held after Representative Steve Sviggum resigned to become Minnesota's Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
Steve Drazkowski was reelected in 2008,2010,2012,2014,2016,2018, and 2020.
In 2010, Steve Drazkowski introduced legislation in the Minnesota House modeled after Arizona's controversial immigration law.
In early 2019, Steve Drazkowski referred US Representative Ilhan Omar to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, which enforces Minnesota election ethics rules.
On March 17,2025, Steve Drazkowski was one of the five Republican authors of a bill, SF2589, that would designate "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as an officially recognized mental illness in Minnesota.
Steve Drazkowski is a member of the National Rifle Association of America, Whitetails Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, and both the Lake City and Frontenac Sportsmens Clubs.
Steve Drazkowski is Catholic, attending the St Peter and Paul Church in Mazeppa.
Steve Drazkowski is divorced; he and his ex-wife, Laura, have one child.
In 2006, before he was elected to the legislature, Steve Drazkowski was arrested and charged with assaulting his then 14-year-old daughter.
Steve Drazkowski was acquitted, but at Laura's request, the judge issued a temporary restraining order against him.