Jeff Dotseth
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Jeff Dotseth | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 11A district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Sundin |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Melissa |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | |
| Website | Government website Campaign website |
Jeff Dotseth is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Dotseth represents District 11A in northeastern Minnesota, which includes the city of Cloquet, Thomson Township, and parts of Carlton, Pine and St. Louis Counties.[1][2]
Dotseth was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022. He first ran unsuccessfully in 2018 against DFL incumbent Mike Sundin, then lost to him again in 2020. Dotseth defeated DFL nominee Pete Radosevich in 2022 after Sundin retired.[1]
Dotseth serves on the Commerce Finance and Policy and Housing Finance and Policy Committees.[1]
In 2025, Dotseth co-sponsored a bill to designate messenger RNA (mRNA) treatments, which include several COVID-19 vaccines, “weapons of mass destruction". The bill would make possessing or administering them a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The bill was drafted by a Florida-based hypnotist and conspiracy theorist who believes that mRNA treatments are "nanoparticle injections" that amount to "biological and technological weapons of mass destruction".[3][4]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Mike Sundin (incumbent) | 10,532 | 58.30 | |
| Republican | Jeff Dotseth | 7,518 | 41.62 | |
| Write-in | 14 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 18,064 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Mike Sundin (incumbent) | 11,452 | 51.41 | |
| Republican | Jeff Dotseth | 10,798 | 48.48 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 22,275 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Dotseth | 9,510 | 51.16 | |||
| Democratic (DFL) | Pete Radosevich | 9,056 | 48.71 | |||
| Write-in | 24 | 0.13 | ||||
| Total votes | 18,590 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | ||||||