James Marvin Ramstad was a lawyer and Republican politician who served in the Minnesota senate from 1981 to 1991 and also in the U.S House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009. James Marvin Ramstad served in the United State Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974 and worked as a private practice attorney and also as a legislative aide in the Minnesota House of Representative after resigning from the army. He served in the Wayzata-Plymouth Chemical Health Commission, Minnesota State Human Rights Advisory... moreJames Marvin Ramstad was a lawyer and Republican politician who served in the Minnesota senate from 1981 to 1991 and also in the U.S House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009. James Marvin Ramstad served in the United State Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974 and worked as a private practice attorney and also as a legislative aide in the Minnesota House of Representative after resigning from the army. He served in the Wayzata-Plymouth Chemical Health Commission, Minnesota State Human Rights Advisory Committee and Plymouth Human Rights Commission from 1979 to 1980. James Marvin Ramstad held several political positions, from being a member of the Republican main street Partnership, supported embryonic stem cell research, and supported gay rights but didn't support gay marriage. Ramstad was acknowledged as the most moderate Republican member of the Minnesota delegation in the 109th congress. He got 68% conservative by a conservative group and got 21% progressive by the liberal group. Ramstad became a member of the Aliant group as a senior Advisor on their strategic Advisory Board in the year 2010. James Marvin Ramstad died of Parkinson's disease on 5th November 2020, at the age of 74.
