Josh Heintzeman
2023 - Present
2025
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Josh Heintzeman (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 6B. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 7, 2025.
Heintzeman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 6B. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Heintzeman was assigned to the following committees:
- Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee
- Legacy Finance Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2021-2022
Heintzeman was assigned to the following committees:
- Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, Ranking Member
- House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
2019-2020
Heintzeman was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Environment and Natural Resources, Vice chair |
| • Health and Human Services Finance |
| • Higher Education and Career Readiness |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Heintzeman served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Legacy Funding Finance, Vice Chair |
| • Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance |
| • Higher Education Policy and Finance |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Emily LeClaire and Troy Scheffler in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Heintzeman (R) | 63.4 | 15,744 |
 | Emily LeClaire (D)  | 33.1 | 8,209 | |
 | Troy Scheffler (Americans First Party) | 3.4 | 848 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 24,833 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Emily LeClaire advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily LeClaire | 100.0 | 1,062 |
| Total votes: 1,062 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Matthew Zinda in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Heintzeman | 91.0 | 2,032 |
| Matthew Zinda | 9.0 | 200 | |
| Total votes: 2,232 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Sally Boos in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Heintzeman (R) | 65.2 | 12,623 |
 | Sally Boos (D) | 34.6 | 6,698 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 19,354 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Sally Boos advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sally Boos | 100.0 | 1,465 |
| Total votes: 1,465 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Doug Kern in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Heintzeman | 79.9 | 3,132 |
| Doug Kern | 20.1 | 787 | |
| Total votes: 3,919 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Norri (R)
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Dale Menk in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Heintzeman (R) | 64.9 | 15,674 |
 | Dale Menk (D) | 35.0 | 8,443 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 24,140 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dale Menk advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Josh Heintzeman advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Dale Menk in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Heintzeman (R) | 62.2 | 11,907 |
| Dale Menk (D) | 37.7 | 7,211 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 19,134 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A
Dale Menk advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Dale Menk |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Heintzeman |
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2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman defeated Quinn Nystrom in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A general election.[1][2]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 10A General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Josh Heintzeman Incumbent |
59.40% | 12,919 | |
| Democratic | Quinn Nystrom | 40.60% | 8,831 | |
| Total Votes | 21,750 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Quinn Nystrom ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 10A Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Quinn Nystrom (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Josh Heintzeman ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A Republican primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 10A Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Josh Heintzeman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent John Ward was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Josh Heintzeman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Heintzeman defeated Ward in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Josh Heintzeman |
53.4% | 8,646 | |
| Democratic | John Ward Incumbent | 46.5% | 7,539 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 15 | |
| Total Votes | 16,200 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Josh Heintzeman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Josh Heintzeman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Heintzeman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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What Josh Supports
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| —Josh Heintzeman[9] | ||
2014
Heintzeman's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | Pro-Life 100%
Life begins at conception. As a father of 5 precious children and an active community member I believe that our future generations will continue to make this nation great. But, if we are aborting our children before they even leave the womb, not only are we committing a terrible atrocity, but we are passing along the wrong values to our future men and women. Job Creation I know that businesses need support to grow. We have a tough economic climate and Minnesota ranks in the bottom 5 states in terms of “business friendly” climate. Education Twin Cities schools historically receive far more funding per student than our local school districts. This is just one example of the inequalities within our state education system that needs to be addressed. Roads and Transportation Economics and Taxes 2nd Amendment Rights Marriage Seniors |
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Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 22.
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2022
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In 2022, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 11 to May 17. Special sessions were convened: June 12 to June 19; July 13 to July 21; August 12; September 11; October 12 to October 15; and November 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 20.
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2018
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In 2018, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.
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2017
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In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.
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2016
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In 2016, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from March 8 through May 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 6 through May 18.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B |
Officeholder Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 general election results," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Josh Heintzeman, "Issues," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Josh Heintzeman for House 2014, "Jose on the Issues," accessed October 17, 2014
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| Preceded by Dave Lislegard (D) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 6B 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by John Ward (D) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 10A 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Ron Kresha (R) |
