John Binkowski
John Binkowski (March 12, 1979 -) was the Independence Party of Minnesota candidate for Minnesota’s sixth district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Biography
Binkowski was born on March 12, 1979 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grew up in St. Mary’s Point, Minnesota and attended Stillwater Area High School, where he was active in band and alpine skiing. He studied Economics and Spanish while attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison. John left college to work as a carpenter for Buss Construction. He became a project superintendent in Madison, Wisconsin and later served as president of a small construction and real estate firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Binkowski then returned to Minnesota to work as a project coordinator for Johnson Controls and to work towards a degree in Construction Management at the University of Wisconsin, Stout.
Electoral history
- 2006 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - Minnesota 6th District
- Michele Bachmann (R), 50%
- Patty Wetterling (DFL), 42%
- John Binkowski (I), 8%