Your feedback ensures we stay focused on the facts that matter to you most—take our survey.
Minnesota State Senate District 7 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Minnesota State Senate District 7 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
- Click here to see candidates and election results.
- Click here to see Candidate Connection survey responses.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 7
Robert Farnsworth defeated Ben DeNucci and Kim McLaughlin in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Farnsworth (R) | 53.1 | 20,797 | |
| Ben DeNucci (D) | 46.1 | 18,056 | ||
| Kim McLaughlin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.8 | 304 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 39,199 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
Survey responses from candidates in this race
Click on a candidate's name to visit their Ballotpedia page.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
| Collapse all
Ben DeNucci (D)
Strong Schools. A zip code shouldn't determine the quality of a public education. Northland school districts should never lag behind the metro for funding; I will fight to put our students first so our schools are as high quality as anywhere in the state. The historic budget surplus – our money – is a once in a generation chance to recruit and retain top-tier teacher talent, support special education programs, reduce classroom sizes, and afford mental health counselors. We can do it all without raising property taxes, and it’s the least our children deserve after several years of disrupted school.
Healthy Communities. Access to high quality healthcare, safe nursing and assisted living homes, and not having to worry about increased cost of living are the foundations to grow our communities. I will sponsor legislation to eliminate social security taxes and set payment limits on prescription drugs. I’ll work to bring broadband to every home so we can all benefit from telemedicine. As a first responder, I see the courageous work law enforcement does every day. I’ll make sure our departments have the funding necessary to fight gun crime and never have to choose between providing the best training o
Ben DeNucci (D)
See also
More about these elections:
Select a district below to read responses from candidates in those races:
