Grant Hauschild

Grant Hauschild (/ˈhɑːstʃaɪld/ HAHSS-chyld)^[1] is an American politician representing District 3 in the Minnesota Senate since 2023.

Grant Hauschild
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Thomas Bakk
Personal details
Political party	Democratic (DFL)
Spouse	Grace
Children	2
Education	University of North Dakota (BA) George Washington University (MS)

Education

Hauschild earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and public administration from the University of North Dakota and a Master of Science in public policy analysis from George Washington University.^[2]

Personal life

Hauschild and his wife, Grace, have two children.^[3] Hauschild is a hunter.^[4]

Career

Hauschild worked for Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign. From 2011 to 2014, he served in the United States Department of Agriculture as an economic development specialist and confidential assistant. In 2014 and 2015, he served in the office of U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp. Hauschild was an unsuccessful candidate for the North Dakota House in 2016. He returned to the University of North Dakota in 2015, working as associate director of development until 2017 and director of development from 2017 to 2018. Hauschild moved to Minnesota in 2019 to work for the Essentia Health Foundation.^[5][6] He also served as a member of the Hermantown, Minnesota, city council.

Hauschild was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2022.^[7][8]

Electoral history

2020 Hermantown City Council election (Elect 2)[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	John Geissler	3,739	53.71
	Nonpartisan	Grant Hauschild	3,145	45.18
	Write-in		77	1.11
Total			6,961	100

2022 Minnesota Senate District 3 election[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	Grant Hauschild	22,052	50.77
	Republican	Andrea Zupancich	21,349	49.15
	Write-in		38	0.09
Total			43,439	100