Tim O'Driscoll

Tim O'Driscoll
Tim O'Driscoll
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives; from the 13B district; 14A (2011–2013)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 4, 2011
Preceded by	Dan Severson
Personal details
Born	April 22, 1964 (age 60); Sartell, Minnesota
Political party	Republican Party of Minnesota
Residence	Sartell, Minnesota
Alma mater	St. Cloud State University
Profession	Corporate trainer, legislator

Timothy J. O'Driscoll (born April 22, 1964) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2011. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, O'Driscoll represents District 13B in north-central Minnesota, which includes the cities of Sartell and Sauk Rapids and parts of Benton and Stearns Counties.^[1]

Early education and career

O'Driscoll graduated from Sartell High School in Sartell, then attended St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, earning a B.S. in business education, office administration and real estate planning and development.^[1]

O'Driscoll served on the Sartell City Council from 1993 to 1995 and 2002 to 2006. In 2007, he was elected mayor of Sartell, a position he held until 2011. He also served as president of the Sartell Economic Development Authority, secretary and an executive board member of the St. Cloud Area Planning Organization, and board chair of the St. Cloud Area Joint Planning District. He is a founding member of Sartell's SummerFest.^[2] He is a corporate trainer for Kaplan Professional Schools and a former real estate agent.

Minnesota House of Representatives

O'Driscoll was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2010 and has been reelected every two years since. In 2017-18, he chaired the Government Operations & Elections Policy Committee. O'Driscoll is the minority lead on the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee and also serves on the Property Tax Division of the Taxes Committee.^[1]

Electoral history

2010 Minnesota State House - District 14A^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Driscoll	10,541	61.18
	Democratic (DFL)	Rob Jacobs	6,678	38.76
	Write-in		11	0.06
Total votes			17,230	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 Minnesota State House - District 13B^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Driscoll	12,076	60.22
	Democratic (DFL)	Shannon Schroeder	7,946	39.62
	Write-in		32	0.16
Total votes			20,054	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Minnesota State House - District 13B^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Driscoll	11,284	97.48
	Write-in		292	2.52
Total votes			11,516	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Minnesota State House - District 13B^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Driscoll	14,882	69.63
	Democratic (DFL)	Matthew Crouse	6,465	39.62
	Write-in		26	0.12
Total votes			21,373	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 Minnesota State House - District 13B^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Driscoll	12,146	64.32
	Democratic (DFL)	Heidi L. Everett	6,731	35.65
	Write-in		6	0.03
Total votes			18,883	100.0
	Republican hold

2020 Minnesota State House - District 13B^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Driscoll	16,524	68.16
	Democratic (DFL)	Benjamin Carollo	7,684	31.70
	Write-in		34	0.14
Total votes			24,242	100.0
	Republican hold

2022 Minnesota State House - District 13B^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Driscoll	12,256	66.75
	Democratic (DFL)	Melissa Bromenschenkel	6,092	33.18
	Write-in		14	0.08
Total votes			18,362	100.0
	Republican hold