Barb Yarusso

Barb Yarusso (born 1956) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented District 42A, which included portions of Ramsey County, Minnesota in the north-central Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Barb Yarusso
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 42A district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 2, 2017
Preceded byredrawn district
Succeeded byRandy Jessup
Personal details
Born1956 (age 64–65)
Duluth, Minnesota
Political partyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Spouse(s)Dave
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (B.Ch.E.)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D.)
Occupationadjunct assistant professor

Early life, education, and career

Barb grew up primarily in Columbia Heights, Minnesota and graduated from Columbia Heights High School. She earned a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and Ph.D. in the same field from University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] After college, she worked in the lab as an engineer for General Mills and as an industrial trainer and self-employed engineering consultant for HB Fuller, 3M, and Ecolab, as well as teaching at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Hill-Murray School, the University of Minnesota, and as a freelance tutor.[2]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Yarusso was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012 to an open seat created by post-census redistricting. She lost re-election to Republican Randy Jessup in 2016.

Electoral history
Minnesota House of Representatives 42A district election, 2012[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Barb Yarusso 12,122 53.30 N/A
Republican Russ Bertsch 10,591 46.56 N/A

References
  1. "Education". Barb Yarusso Volunteer Committee. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  2. "Experience". Barb Yarusso Volunteer Committee. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  3. "State Representative District: 42A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
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