Linda Runbeck

Linda Runbeck (born June 11, 1946) is an American politician who was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2011 to 2021. She was also a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1993 to 2001.

Career Prior to serving in the Minnesota Legislature, she was a member of the Circle Pines City Council. She was president of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota, served on the Northwest YMCA’s Advisory Board, receiving its Distinguished Leader Award in 2007, and was also development director at the Minnesota Free Market Institute. She has also been a frequent guest on Almanac, a weekly public affairs television show in Minnesota.

She previously worked as director of advertising for County Seat Stores and vice president for Dahlberg Incorporated, a hearing aid manufacturer. She later owned a Miracle-Ear hearing aid franchise. alt=Portrait of Representative Linda Runbeck, 1991-1992 Legislative Session, Minnesota Legislature. Representative Linda Runbeck, 1991-1992 Legislative Session, Minnesota Legislature. She supported the 2012 amendments to the Minnesota State Constitution that intended to ban gay marriage and to require a photo ID to vote. Both of these proposals were later rejected by voters.

Runbeck opposes abortion and voted to ban them past 20 weeks. She has voted to reduce funding for public transportation. She supports lifting the moratorium on nuclear power in the state.