Kirk D. Stensrud (born March 1962) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 48A, which included portions of western Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
A Republican, he is the owner of Fish Window Cleaning in Edina, and a former medical salesperson.
[1][2] Stensrud was first elected to the House in 2010, unseating incumbent Rep. Maria Ruud by 107 votes.
[3] During Stensrud's tenure in the House, he supported merit pay for high performing teachers, and was part of the creation of a controversial budget surplus which involved borrowing money from schools against future tobacco settlements.
He and his family were active members of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie[7][2] until they moved in 2017 to Red Wing, MN to begin their business at a Minnesota Wedding Venue known as The Round Barn Farm Bed and Breakfast and Event Center.