Randy Jessup (born 1960/61)
is an
American
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politician and former member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the
Republican Party of Minnesota
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, he represented District 42A in the northeastern
Twin Cities
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metropolitan area.
Early life, education, and career
Jessup attended
Bethel University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in pre-engineering. He later attended the
University of Minnesota
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, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering and later a Master of Business Administration in marketing.
Jessup was an executive for
Pillsbury,
Quaker Oats
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, and
Ecolab
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. He owns four
UPS
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stores. He was a member of the UPS franchisee advisory committee for eight years and was its chair for four years.
Minnesota House of Representatives
Jessup was elected to the
Minnesota House of Representatives in
2016
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, defeating
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) incumbent
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, Mi ...
. He served one term before being defeated by Democrat
Kelly Moller
Kelly Moller (born February 2, 1972) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Moller represents District 40A in the north-central Tw ...
in 2018.
Personal life
Jessup and his wife, Jan, reside in
Shoreview, Minnesota. They have three children.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jessup, Randy
1960s births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians