title: Joyce Peppin
text: # Joyce Peppin
  
  Joyce J. Peppin (born July 2, 1970) is an American politician and former majority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 34A, which included portions of Hennepin County in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
  
  ## Early life, education, and career
  
  Raised on a farm near Randall, Peppin graduated from Little Falls High School in Little Falls, then attended the University of Minnesota in Duluth, receiving her B.A. in political science and speech communications in 1992. In 2007, she earned her M.B.A. at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul. She was a communications consultant for the Minnesota House from 1992 to 1997, worked as a communications manager and vice president of public relations for U.S. Bancorp from 1997 to 2001, and was a communications specialist for the Minnesota House Republican Caucus until running for the House herself in 2004.
  
  Peppin has also been active in her local community, serving on the Hassan Township Parks Commission from 1998 to 2004, as a member of the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce, and as chair of the Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School Advisory Board from 2002 to 2004.
  
  ## Minnesota House of Representatives
  
  Peppin was first elected in 2004; and she was reelected in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. In 2015, she became Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She resigned effective July 2, 2018, to join the Minnesota Rural Electric Association as director of government affairs and general counsel.
  
  ### Elections
  
  2014 Minnesota State Representative- House 34A :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Joyce Peppin (Incumbent) | 12,411 | 97.05 | +32.81 |
  
  2012 Minnesota State Representative- House 34A :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic (DFL) | Adam Fisher | 7983 | 35.65 | |
  | | Republican | Joyce Peppin (Incumbent) | 14386 | 64.24 | -6.73 |
  
  2010 Minnesota State Representative- House 32A :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic (DFL) | David B. Hoden | 6556 | 28.95 | |
  | | Republican | Joyce Peppin (Incumbent) | 16072 | 70.97 | +4.74 |
  
  2008 Minnesota State Representative- House 32A :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic (DFL) | Grace A. Baltich | 9827 | 33.65 | -1.52 |
  | | Republican | Joyce Peppin (Incumbent) | 19340 | 66.23 | +1.48 |
  
  2006 Minnesota State Representative- House 32A :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic (DFL) | Grace A. Baltich | 7591 | 35.17 | |
  | | Republican | Joyce Peppin (Incumbent) | 13977 | 64.75 | +10.93 |
  
  2004 Minnesota State Representative- House 32A :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Democratic (DFL) | Caroll Holmstrom | 7122 | 26.82 |
  | Republican | Joyce Peppin | 14273 | 53.82 |
  | Independence | Arlon Lindner | 5114 | 19.28 |
  