Robert Bushard

Robert Bushard (Republican Party) is running for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 64. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. The Republican primary for this office on August 11, 2026, was canceled.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a lifelong resident of Merriam Park and attended to Saint Mark’s Catholic grade school. At the age of ten I began caddying at town and Country Club. I graduated from St. Paul Central in 1965 then joined the US Air Force where I was given a Secret clearance. I am a Vietnam Veteran. I did not have to go. I was trained on secret communication equipment and spent a year on top of a mountain on the west coast of Greece. After that year on a remote mountain top. I could have had any assignment I wanted but volunteered to go to Vietnam. When my service was completed I worked in the Information Technology industry until retirement in November, 2020 after working for 63 years. With all the turmoil in our nation for the last two years, I am coming out of retirement to fight the DNC and the DFL who, it seems, have declared war on US by killing the energy sector and foisting Wreckonomics on our nation.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Election IntegrityCrime is out of controlInflation

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

We must have fair and honest elections by utilizing money quality ballots, banning mail in voting and drop boxes and instituting "provisional ballots" for voters who register at the polling station. We must prosecute criminals and send them to jail when convicted. Inflation caused by Biden's war on domestic oil production must come to an end.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Robert Bushard. I am a lifelong resident of Merriam Park in St. Paul, MN. I attended to Saint Mark’s Catholic grade school, graduated from St. Paul Central High in 1965 then joined the US Air Force.

I like cars, I like cops I like safe streets, safe neighborhoods and safe cities.

I am a Vietnam Veteran. I did not have to go. I was trained on secret communication equipment and spent a year on top of a mountain on the west coast of Greece. After a year on a remote mountain top. I could have had any assignment I wanted but volunteered to go to Vietnam.

I did not do it for Lyndon Johnson. I did it for my classmates. I spent nine months on the DMZ surviving over 200 rocket, mortar and artillery attacks. Many others did not survive including Frank Turbert who was in my outfit. Frank was an only child whose father was killed in Korea. Frank was killed in March 10, 1968. His mother must lost the two most important men in her life to wars the Democrats sent us to but would not allow us to win!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Election IntegrityCrimeInflation

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

To put and end stolen election talk we need “money quality ballots”. Ballots that have watermarks, strips and serial numbers so they cannot be copied or run thru a voting machine more than once. The current ballot costs about a dollar 25. Money quality ballots cost about five and a quarter and I think we can afford that. When I am elected, I will work to implement these ballots.

I will also work to Outlaw Mail In Ballots and Drop boxes. I will work to allow Absentee voting only with legitimate excuses and just one day to vote. I will also work to enact Voter ID and Voter ID without Vaccination requirements. And I will also work to Outlaw Rank Choice Voting which allows the Democrats to avoid taking responsibility for the destruction of our cities.

Crime is out of control.

Two weeks after the George Floyd riots, I thwarted a robbery at my local gas and convenience store. There were five perpetrators, all of color. Two adult males leading three teenagers in a crime wave using two stolen cars. They went from gas station to gas station robbing customers while they were pumping gas.

They were on their fifth robbery that day. While the police were responding to one robbery, they were robbing at another station, then another until I stepped in to help.

Bonus round: I was carjacked on Valentine’s Day, 2022 (Case 22-025033). When Elected I will work to force St. Paul and Minneapolis to fund and support the police in their efforts to catch and prosecute criminals.