Jeff Backer
Republican · Minnesota · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for Minnesota House District 9A, Minnesota
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Providing law enforcement and first responders with needed equipment and resources
- Reducing unnecessary government spending and lowering taxes
- Returning control over education decisions to local communities and parents
Biography
Backer co-founded a small business that now employs about twenty people and previously served as mayor of his city, where he managed city resources and kept taxes low, per the campaign site. He also volunteered as an EMT for more than twenty years with the Browns Valley Ambulance Service and currently serves as a state representative, per the campaign site.
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