Jeremy Munson

Jeremy Munson (born December 31, 1975) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Munson represented District 23B in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He lives on a farm outside Lake Crystal, Minnesota.

Early life and education Munson grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business from the University of Minnesota Crookston.

Career After graduating from college, Munson lived in New York City for a year and worked as an account manager for RBC Capital Markets. He is a self-employed business consultant in regulatory compliance.

Munson was chair of the Blue Earth County Republican Party for two years before becoming chair of the Minnesota's 1st congressional district Republicans in 2017. In December 2018, Munson and three other House members formed a separate New House Republican Caucus out of dissatisfaction with the House minority leadership.

Throughout his time in the legislature, Munson authored numerous bills, including HF0638 and HF2518 that supported patient's right to shop for medical care, worked on price transparency, and created a shared savings account that would allow patients to share in any savings. Munson also authored HF 2578 to propose term limits. On March 25, 2021, Munson proposed HF2423, a bill that would cede several Minnesota counties to South Dakota. Munson claimed, "Minnesota becomes more politically polarized every year and the metro politicians have shown us that rural Minnesotans are no longer represented by Saint Paul. It's time to leave. Rural Minnesotans love their communities and neighbors, but they want better governance" South Dakota governor Kristi Noem supported his idea.

His second term in office, Munson was invited to be part of the joint House and Senate healthcare committee that resulted in the passing of legislation aimed at preventing kickbacks between Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and creating better transparency. This legislation was signed into law and included the language from Munson's price transparency bill that allowed patients with health insurance to pay the lower cash price when the cash price was lower than the negotiated insurance price.

U.S. House of Representatives special election campaign

In February 2022, Munson filed paperwork to run in the Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election to replace U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn, who had died of kidney cancer earlier that month. He has been endorsed by U.S. Senator Rand Paul and U.S. Representatives Jim Jordan, Thomas Massie, and Scott Perry.

Munson faced fellow state representative Nels Pierson, former state representative Brad Finstad, and former Minnesota Republican Party chair Jennifer Carnahan in the August 9 primary election.

Electoral history

Personal life Munson married Kallie Eberhart, of Madelia, Minnesota, in 2004. The couple have resided on their farm outside Lake Crystal, Minnesota since 2003. They have two daughters.