# Bob Lessard

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Bob Lessard
| image        =
| state_senate = Minnesota
| district     = [3rd](/source/Minnesota_Senate%2C_District_3)
| term_start   = January 4, 1977
| term_end     = January 6, 2003
| predecessor  = [Norbert P. Arnold](/source/Norbert_P._Arnold)
| successor    = [Tom Saxhaug](/source/Tom_Saxhaug)
| birth_name   = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1931|5|18}}
| birth_place  = [International Falls, Minnesota](/source/International_Falls%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| party        = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| other_party  = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) ([DFL](/source/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party)) [Independence](/source/Independence_Party_of_Minnesota)
| occupation   = cruise operator
| spouse       = 
| children     = 
| relations    = 
| alma_mater   =  
}}
'''Robert B. Lessard''' (born May 18, 1931) is an American former politician in the state of [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota). He was born in [International Falls, Minnesota](/source/International_Falls%2C_Minnesota) and was a cruise company operator. Lessard is also a veteran of the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War). He was a Minnesota state senator from District 3 from 1977 to 2002.

In 2000 he was re-elected an Independent defeating [Ron Dicklich](/source/Ron_Dicklich).<ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=39575</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10372|title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Lessard|publisher=|accessdate=24 December 2014}}</ref>

He has three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3907/bob-lessard#.VJstR8ACA|title=Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System|work=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=25 December 2014}}</ref>

Nicknamed "The Old Trapper", Lessard ran for [Attorney General of Minnesota](/source/Attorney_General_of_Minnesota) in the [2018 election](/source/2018_Minnesota_Attorney_General_election) as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beager |first1=Laurel |title='The Old Trapper' seeks state's top legal post |url=http://www.ifallsjournal.com/news/local/the-old-trapper-seeks-state-s-top-legal-post/article_4724f82a-3276-5d6d-a150-89c2da687643.html |accessdate=June 17, 2018 |work=International Falls Journal |publisher=Big Fish Media |date=June 12, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115020221/https://www.ifallsjournal.com/news/local/the-old-trapper-seeks-state-s-top-legal-post/article_4724f82a-3276-5d6d-a150-89c2da687643.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Featherly |first1=Kevin |title=Bob Lessard runs for attorney general to protect Legacy funds |url=https://minnlawyer.com/2018/07/27/bob-lessard-runs-for-attorney-general-to-protect-legacy-funds/ |accessdate=July 29, 2018 |work=Minnesota Lawyer |publisher=[BridgeTower Media](/source/BridgeTower_Media) |date=July 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730050338/https://minnlawyer.com/2018/07/27/bob-lessard-runs-for-attorney-general-to-protect-legacy-funds/ |archive-date=2018-07-30 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=838815</ref> It was noted that Lessard was not an attorney, raised hardly any money and had spent decades as a DFLer. Lessard stated that he was running to protect the state's Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, which he said Republicans were determined to repeal.<ref name="pp_20180809">{{cite news |last1=Salisbury |first1=Bill |title=Former Rep. Wardlow faces longtime DFLer in Minnesota attorney general primary |url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/09/minnesota-attorney-generals-race-here-are-the-2-gop-candidates/ |accessdate=August 9, 2018 |work=[Pioneer Press](/source/St._Paul_Pioneer_Press) |date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072559/https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/09/minnesota-attorney-generals-race-here-are-the-2-gop-candidates/ |archive-date=2018-08-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> He came third in the primary election with 63,722 votes (21.7%).

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