Justin Eichorn biography: 10 things about politician born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Who is Justin Eichorn?

Justin David Eichorn is an American politician from Minnesota, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is a Republican.
2. He was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota.
3. He and his wife Brittany Eichorn have four children together.
4. He is an alumnus of Itasca Community College, which was later renamed Minnesota North College-Itasca, in Grand Rapids and Concordia University, St. Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
5. In 2014, he lost to his Democratic opponent Tom Anzelc in the Minnesota house of representatives district 5B election.
6. In 2016, he defeated his Democratic opponent Tom Saxhaug in the Minnesota senate district 5 election.
7. In 2020, he defeated Rita Albrecht of the Democratic Party, Robyn Smith of Legal Marijuana Now and Dennis Barsness of Grassroots-LC in the Minnesota senate district 5 election.
8. In 2022, he defeated his Democratic opponent Steve Samuelson in the Minnesota senate district 6 election.
9. On May 7, 2024, he turned 40.
10. In March 2025, his fellow Republican legislators called on him to resign after he was accused of soliciting a minor for sex and arrested during a sting operation.

TIMELINE

2017

• On January 3, 2017, he assumed office as a member of the Minnesota Senate.

2022

• In July 2022, he received the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federation of Independent Business.

2023

• In October 2023, he was included in the American Legislative Exchange Council’s 50 Under 50 list.

2024

• On February 14, 2024, he wrote on social media, “There is going to be a lot on our plate this year, from the new flag and seal to the Democrats’ bad school resource officer law, to emergency responder shortages and much more.”
• On March 6, 2024, he took to social media to congratulated Matt Kilian on being recognized as Minnesota’s top chamber leader for 2024.

2025

• On January 21, 2025, he was added as an author of SF89, a bill repealing the American Indian mascot prohibition and Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.041 and an author of SF126, a bill declaring Minnesota to be a mining-friendly state.
• On March 17, 2025, he and four other Republican legislators authored the bill SF2589-0, which would designate Trump Derangement Syndrome as an officially recognized mental illness in Minnesota. On the same day, he was arrested during a sting operation in Bloomington, Minnesota on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex.