Biography
Robert Bushard is the Republican candidate for Minnesota State Senate District 64 in the November 3, 2026 general election, in which he faces incumbent Erin Murphy (D).[1][2]
In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, Robert Bushard said he is a lifelong resident of the Merriam Park neighborhood of St. Paul, graduated from St. Paul Central High School in 1965 and then joined the U.S. Air Force, and is a Vietnam veteran.[3] He said he worked in the information technology industry until retiring in November 2020.[3]
Bushard ran against Erin Murphy for Minnesota State Senate District 64 in 2022, and Murphy won the general election.[2] In 2023 he was a candidate for St. Paul City Council Ward 4, which Mitra Jalali won in the first round of the ranked-choice count.[2] In his 2022 survey, Bushard named election integrity, crime and inflation as his key campaign messages.[3]
- 1.Minnesota State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Robert Bushard · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Robert Bushard - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2022) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Minnesota Senate District 64
Robert Bushard is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota Senate District 64 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
