Andrew Lang

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Andrew Lang
Image of Andrew Lang
Minnesota State Senate District 16
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 17
Successor: Glenn Gruenhagen

Compensation

Base salary

$51,750/year

Per diem

$86/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Associate

Ridgewater College

Bachelor's

St. Cloud State University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army National Guard

Contact

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Andrew Lang (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Lang (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Andrew Lang graduated from Crookston High School in 2001. He began serving in the U.S. Army National Guard in 2005 and had reached the rank of Battalion Senior Human Resources Sergeant as of 2023. Lang earned an associate degree from Ridgewater College and a B.S. from St. Cloud State University. His career experience includes working as an emergency air transport pilot with the U.S. Army.[1][2] [3]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Lang was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Lang was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Lang was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Veterans and Military Affairs, Vice chair

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 16

Incumbent Andrew Lang defeated Fernando Alvarado in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (R)
 
69.7
 
24,596
Image of Fernando Alvarado
Fernando Alvarado (D)
 
30.3
 
10,690
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
22

Total votes: 35,308
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Fernando Alvarado advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 16.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Lang advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 16.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 17

Incumbent Andrew Lang defeated Fernando Alvarado in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (R)
 
67.9
 
28,337
Image of Fernando Alvarado
Fernando Alvarado (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.0
 
13,383
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
40

Total votes: 41,760
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Fernando Alvarado advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 17.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Lang advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 17.

Campaign finance

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Andrew Lang defeated incumbent Lyle Koenen in the Minnesota State Senate District 17 general election.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 17 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Lang 57.29% 22,421
     Democratic Lyle Koenen Incumbent 42.71% 16,713
Total Votes 39,134
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Incumbent Lyle Koenen ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 17 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lyle Koenen Incumbent (unopposed)


Andrew Lang ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 17 Republican primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Lang  (unopposed)

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Andrew Lang campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota State Senate District 16Won general$39,663 $44,959
2020Minnesota State Senate District 17Won general$64,567 N/A**
2016Minnesota State Senate, District 17Won $45,164 N/A**
Grand total$149,394 $44,959
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Gary Dahms (R)
Minnesota State Senate District 16
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Minnesota State Senate District 17
2017-2023
Succeeded by
Glenn Gruenhagen (R)


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