Eric Lucero (Minnesota)

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Eric Lucero
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Republican Party

Minnesota State Senate District 30
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B
Successor: Paul Novotny
Predecessor: David FitzSimmons

Compensation

Base salary

$51,750/year

Per diem

$86/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Spring Lake Park High School

Associate

Century College, 2000

Bachelor's

Metro State University, 2007

Graduate

University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, 2010

Personal
Profession
Cyber Security Specialist
Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

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Eric Lucero (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 30. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Lucero (Republican Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 30. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Eric Lucero lives in St. Michael, Minnesota. Lucero graduated from Spring Lake Park High School. He earned associate degrees in arts and in applied science in law enforcement from Century College in 1999 and 2000, respectively; a B.S. in law enforcement and in computer forensics from Metro State University in 2001 and 2007, respectively, and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 2010. His career experience includes working as a small business owner, cyber security specialist, licensed real estate agent, licensed general contractor, college instructor, and commercial truck driver. Lucero served as a Dayton City Council member.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Lucero was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Lucero 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
• Civil Law and Data Practices
• Public Safety and Security
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lucero served on the following committees:

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 30

Eric Lucero defeated Diane Nguyen in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 30 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Lucero
Eric Lucero (R)
 
65.2
 
26,146
Image of Diane Nguyen
Diane Nguyen (D)
 
34.8
 
13,946
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
20

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 40,112
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Diane Nguyen advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 30.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Eric Lucero advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 30.

Campaign finance


2020

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B

Incumbent Eric Lucero defeated Brad Kovach in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Lucero
Eric Lucero (R)
 
65.9
 
17,745
Image of Brad Kovach
Brad Kovach (D)
 
33.9
 
9,132
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
43

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,920
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Brad Kovach advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Eric Lucero advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B.

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B

Incumbent Eric Lucero defeated Margaret Fernandez in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Lucero
Eric Lucero (R)
 
63.1
 
11,962
Image of Margaret Fernandez
Margaret Fernandez (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.8
 
6,970
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
11

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,943
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B

Margaret Fernandez advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Margaret Fernandez
Margaret Fernandez Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B

Incumbent Eric Lucero advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Eric Lucero
Eric Lucero

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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2016

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives 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.

Incumbent Eric Lucero defeated Margaret Fernandez in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B general election.[3][4]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 30B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Lucero Incumbent 70.26% 15,050
     Democratic Margaret Fernandez 29.74% 6,371
Total Votes 21,421
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Margaret Fernandez ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B Democratic primary.[5][6]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 30B Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Margaret Fernandez  (unopposed)


Incumbent Eric Lucero ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B Republican primary.[5][6]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 30B Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Lucero Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Sharon Shimek was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Eric Lucero defeated Kevin Kasel in the Republican primary. Lucero defeated Shimek in the general election.[7][8][9]

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 30B General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEric Lucero 67.8% 9,005
     Democratic Sharon Shimek 32% 4,256
     Write-in Write-in 0.2% 30
Total Votes 13,291
Minnesota House of Representatives, District 30B Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Lucero 64% 1,363
Kevin Kasel 36% 767
Total Votes 2,130

Endorsements

In 2014, Lucero's endorsements included the following:[10]

  • Ralph Kiffmeyer, former State Representative
  • Dan Severson, Republican candidate for MN Secretary of State
  • Elmer (Ike) Eichelberg, Saint Michael
  • Karol Eichelberg, Saint Michael
  • Thomas Kienlen (Retired, Colonel, USAR), Saint Michael
  • Frances Bergren-Kienlen (Retired, CW5, USA), Saint Michael
  • Judy Beaudry, Albertville

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Eric Lucero did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Lucero's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[11]

  • Excerpt: "Protect Individual Liberty."
  • Excerpt: "Promote Job Creation and Economic Growth."
  • Excerpt: "Increase Funding for Roads, Bridges, and I-94 Expansion."
  • Excerpt: "Ensure High Quality Education, School Choice, and Equity in Education Funding."
  • Excerpt: "Reduce Taxes and Eliminate Wasteful Spending."
  • Excerpt: "Limit Government and Protect State's Rights."
  • Excerpt: "Free Market Health Care Solutions."
  • Excerpt: "Pro 2nd Amendment."
  • Excerpt: "Pro Family."
  • Excerpt: "Pro Life."

Campaign finance summary

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Eric Lucero campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota State Senate District 30Won general$92,088 $98,030
2020Minnesota House of Representatives District 30BWon general$54,268 N/A**
2018Minnesota House of Representatives District 30BWon general$38,981 N/A**
2016Minnesota House of Representatives, District 30bWon $38,422 N/A**
2014Minnesota House of Representatives, District 30bWon $35,009 N/A**
Grand total$258,768 $98,030
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal 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

    1. ↑ LinkedIn, "Eric Lucero, CISSP, GCIH, GSEC, CISM, CISA, MBA," accessed March 30, 2023
    2. ↑ "Eric Lucero 2022 campaign website, "About Eric," accessed March 30, 2023
    3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
    7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
    8. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
    9. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
    10. ↑ Official campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed July 23, 2014
    11. ↑ Official campaign website, "Main page," accessed July 23, 2014

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    Preceded by
    Mary Kiffmeyer (R)     		Minnesota State Senate District 30
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    David FitzSimmons (R)     		Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B
    2015-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Paul Novotny (R)


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