Barb Yarusso

Barb Yarusso
Barb Yarusso
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives; from the 42A district
	In office; January 8, 2013 – January 2, 2017
Preceded by	redrawn district
Succeeded by	Randy Jessup
Personal details
Born	1956 (age 67–68); Duluth, Minnesota
Political party	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Spouse	Dave
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Minnesota (B.Ch.E.); University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D.)
Occupation	adjunct assistant professor

Barb Yarusso (born 1956) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented District 42A, which included portions of Ramsey County, Minnesota in the north-central Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Early life, education, and career

Barb grew up primarily in Columbia Heights, Minnesota and graduated from Columbia Heights High School. She earned a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and Ph.D. in the same field from University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[1] After college, she worked in the lab as an engineer for General Mills and as an industrial trainer and self-employed engineering consultant for HB Fuller, 3M, and Ecolab, as well as teaching at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Hill-Murray School, the University of Minnesota, and as a freelance tutor.^[2]

Yarusso was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012 to an open seat created by post-census redistricting. She lost re-election to Republican Randy Jessup in 2016.

Minnesota House of Representatives 42A district election, 2012^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Barb Yarusso	12,122	53.30	N/A
	Republican	Russ Bertsch	10,591	46.56	N/A

^ "Education". Barb Yarusso Volunteer Committee. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^ "Experience". Barb Yarusso Volunteer Committee. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^ "State Representative District: 42A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2013.