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Summary

Representative Barb Yarusso

Full Name: Barb Yarusso
Office: State House (MN) - 42A, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Dave; 3 Children
Birth Place: Duluth, MN

Recent Key Votes

HF 1233 - Health and Human Services Appropriations
Legislation (Yea)

April 22, 2013

HF 5 - Establishes Minnesota Insurance Marketplace
Legislation (Yea)

March 14, 2013

HF 5 - Establishes Minnesota Insurance Marketplace
Legislation (Yea)

March 4, 2013 - Establishes the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace, a state health benefit exchange under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to facilitate the sale and ...

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Positions: Jobs and the Economy

Jan. 1, 2012 - Creating Jobs *Working with employers and universities to create new, innovative jobs *Investing in Minnesota by building roads, repairing bridges, and building up infrastructure *Listening ...

Issue Position: Health Care

Jan. 1, 2012 - Our current health care system has evolved into one with great economic disparity. Those who get their health insurance through a group plan because they ...

Issue Position: Education

Jan. 1, 2012 - "The stability of a republican form of government depending mainly upon the intelligence of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature to ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Barb Yarusso refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
rep.barb.yarusso@house.mn

Capitol Website
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15421

Capitol
507 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-296-0141

Key Staff
Isaiah Ellison
Legislative Assistant
507 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-296-4483

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