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Aric Putnam

Aric Putnam

Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Minnesota · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Minnesota Senate District 14, Minnesota

Top priorities

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  • Affordable housing
  • Safe, thriving neighborhoods
  • Support for schools
Biography

Aric Putnam has served as the State Senator for the St. Cloud region since January 2021, per his campaign site. Putnam is a professor of communication at Saint John's University and the College of St. Benedict and has taught for more than twenty-five years, per his campaign site. Putnam earned a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, per his campaign site.

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Minnesota Senate District 14Minnesota · 2026Sherburne County sample ballot

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