Zach Duckworth

Zach Duckworth (born July 1, 1987) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican, he represents District 57 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Zach Duckworth
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 57th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 2021
Preceded by	Matt Little
Personal details
Born	(1987-07-01) July 1, 1987 (age 38)
Political party	Republican
Education	University of St. Thomas (BA, MBA)

Early life, education, and career

Duckworth was born in Lakeville and graduated from Lakeville High School. He earned a BA and MBA from the University of Saint Thomas.

Minnesota Senate

Duckworth was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2020, defeating Democratic-Farmer-Labor incumbent Matt Little.^[1] Duckworth sits on the Senate housing, education, veterans, and metropolitan government committees, and serves as an assistant majority leader.^[2]

Electoral history

2020 Election for Minnesota's 58th Senate District[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Zach Duckworth	29,412	54.90%
	Democratic (DFL)	Matt Little	24,129	45.04%
	n/a	Write-ins	31	0.06%
Majority			—	—
	Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)