{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Randy Jessup | image = | state_house = Minnesota | district = 42A | prior_term = | term_start = January 3, 2017 | term_end = January 8, 2019 | predecessor = Barb Yarusso | successor = Kelly Moller | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|55|2016|10|26}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican Party of Minnesota | spouse = Jan | children = 3 | alma_mater = Bethel University<br />University of Minnesota | occupation = Small business owner }}
'''Randy Jessup''' (born 1960/61)<ref name="ml_20170601">{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Todd|title=Breaking the Ice: Informal lobbying led to House seat|url=https://minnlawyer.com/2017/06/01/breaking-the-ice-informal-lobbying-led-to-house-seat/|accessdate=March 15, 2018|work=Minnesota Lawyer|publisher=BridgeTower Media|date=June 1, 2017}}</ref> is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 42A in the northeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
==Early life, education, and career== Jessup attended Bethel University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in pre-engineering. He later attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering and later a Master of Business Administration in marketing.<ref name="ml_20170601" />
Jessup was an executive for Pillsbury, Quaker Oats, and Ecolab. He owns four UPS stores. He was a member of the UPS franchisee advisory committee for eight years and was its chair for four years.<ref name="ml_20170601" /><ref name="lsn_20161026">{{cite news|last1=Poole|first1=Jesse|title=House District 42A sees a rematch between Jessup and Yarusso|url=http://www.lillienews.com/articles/2016/10/26/house-district-42a-sees-rematch-between-jessup-and-yarusso|accessdate=March 15, 2018|publisher=Lillie Suburban Newspapers|date=October 26, 2016|language=en}}</ref>
==Minnesota House of Representatives== Jessup was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016, defeating Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) incumbent Barb Yarusso. He served one term before being defeated by Democrat Kelly Moller in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-minnesota-elections.html|title= Minnesota Election Results 2018 |work=New York Times |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life== Jessup and his wife, Jan, reside in Shoreview, Minnesota. They have three children.<ref name="lsn_20161026" />
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==External links== {{MN-legdb|15463}}
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