Eric Pratt

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Eric Pratt
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Republican Party

Minnesota State Senate District 54
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 55
Successor: Lindsey Port

Compensation

Base salary

$51,750/year

Per diem

$86/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Prior Lake High School

Bachelor's

University of Colorado, Boulder

Graduate

University of St. Thomas

Personal
Birthplace
Prior Lake, Minn.
Profession
Banking and Finance
Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

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Campaign Instagram

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Personal LinkedIn 

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Eric Pratt (Republican Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 54. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Pratt (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 54. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Eric Pratt was born in and lives in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Pratt graduated from Prior Lake High School. He earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of St. Thomas. His career experience includes working in banking and finance. Pratt's career included working in various roles such as analyst at ITT Consumer Finance and First Banks System, assistant vice president at FirstPlus Financial, senior group manager at Target, and senior vice president of risk management at U.S. Bank.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Pratt was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Pratt was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Pratt 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
• Commerce and Consumer Protection
• E-12 Education Finance, Vice chair
• E-12 Education Policy, Chair
• Energy and Utilities
• Rules and Administration
• Taxes

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pratt served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Commerce
• Higher Education and Workforce Development
• Transportation and Public Safety

Issues

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Pratt endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[3]

See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio

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 54

Incumbent Eric Pratt defeated Alicia Donahue in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 54 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Pratt
Eric Pratt (R)
 
56.6
 
20,632
Image of Alicia Donahue
Alicia Donahue (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.2
 
15,753
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
75

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

Total votes: 36,460
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54

Alicia Donahue advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alicia Donahue
Alicia Donahue Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,556

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

Total votes: 2,556
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54

Incumbent Eric Pratt defeated Natalie Barnes in the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 54 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Pratt
Eric Pratt
 
53.7
 
3,447
Image of Natalie Barnes
Natalie Barnes Candidate Connection
 
46.3
 
2,972

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

Total votes: 6,419
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Minnesota State Senate District 55

Incumbent Eric Pratt defeated Sahra Odowa in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 55 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Pratt
Eric Pratt (R)
 
61.6
 
31,082
Image of Sahra Odowa
Sahra Odowa (D)
 
38.3
 
19,322
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
48

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

Total votes: 50,452
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sahra Odowa advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 55.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Eric Pratt advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 55.

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.

Incumbent Eric Pratt defeated Ali C. Ali in the Minnesota State Senate District 55 general election.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 55 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Pratt Incumbent 68.68% 29,132
     Democratic Ali C. Ali 31.32% 13,282
Total Votes 42,414
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Ali C. Ali ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 55 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 55 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ali C. Ali  (unopposed)


Incumbent Eric Pratt ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 55 Republican primary.[6][7]

Minnesota State Senate, District 55 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Pratt Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Pratt won election in the 2012 election for Minnesota State Senate District 55. He was unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Kathy Busch (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9]

Minnesota State Senate, District 55, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEric Pratt 55.2% 22,254
     Democratic Kathy Busch 44.8% 18,070
Total Votes 40,324

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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

2012

Pratt's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]

Business Climate

  • Excerpt: "We need to realize that we compete in a global economy and with neighboring states. Reducing the cost of doing business and investing in infrastructure will attract business investment and create good-paying, stable jobs."

Role of Government

  • Excerpt: "Local government is the best able to meet the unique needs of its community. Cities, counties and school boards have been unfairly burdened by mandates with a “one size fits all” mentality coming from St. Paul."

Personal Taxes

  • Excerpt: "I believe Minnesota should flatten the tax code and expand the tax base. Our current system, especially sales taxes, are regressive and hitting the lowest income families the hardest."

Life

  • Excerpt: "I am pro-life."

Voter ID

  • Excerpt: "The credibility of our election system relies on assuring we have credible votes and voters. As the only candidate with real world identity theft protection experience, I stand ready to defend the integrity of elections"

Campaign finance summary

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Eric Pratt campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Minnesota State Senate District 54Won general$87,328 $88,051
2020Minnesota State Senate District 55Won general$64,149 N/A**
2016Minnesota State Senate, District 55Won $69,653 N/A**
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 55Won $27,369 N/A**
Grand total$248,499 $88,051
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 Pratt," accessed March 30, 2023
    2. ↑ Eric Pratt 2022 campaign website, "About," accessed March 30, 2023
    3. ↑ MPR News, "Rubio nets backing from two dozen state legislators," February 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
    8. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 26, 2012
    9. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
    10. ↑ "ericprattmn," Official Campaign Website

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    Preceded by
    Karla Bigham (D)     		Minnesota State Senate District 54
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Minnesota State Senate District 55
    2013-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Lindsey Port (D)


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