Senator Rich Draheim is a small business owner and Washington Township resident. Draheim, a Business Administration graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato, has nearly three decades of business management experience. He began his career working 19 years for area John Deere implement dealerships, owned and operated the Westwood Marina on Lake Washington, and currently owns and manages the highly successful Weichert Realtors, Community Group of Mankato and the New Ulm Event Center.

Draheim’s legislative priorities include job creation and growth of main street economies, reduced regulatory burden on farmers and small business owners, equitable education funding, government reform and accountability, term-limits, reducing the cost of healthcare through price transparency, and an overall emphasis on effective and efficient government.