In 2006, Drazkowski ran unsuccessfully for the District 28 seat in the Minnesota Senate. He subsequently ran for and was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in the August 7, 2007 special election held after Rep. Steve Sviggum resigned to become Minnesota's Commissioner of Labor and Industry. He was re-elected in 2008, 2010, and 2012. In May 2010, Drazokowski introduced legislation in the Minnesota House modeled after Arizona's controversial immigration law. In 2012, Drazkowski and radio hostDave Thompson proposed an Employee Freedom Constitutional Amendment which would require a statewide referendum on amending the Minnesota Constitution to include a right-to-work clause weakening unions. In early 2019, Drazkowski referred Ilhan Omar, who currently serves as the representative of Minnesota's 5th congressional district, to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. The Board enforces Minnesota election ethics rules. On December 7, 2018, Drazkowski along with three other Republican members of the Minnesota House left the GOP House Caucus in order to form the New Republican House Caucus. Drazkowski said “It doesn’t change the fact we’re still Republican. As a matter of fact, our caucus of four is very committed to Republican ideals and values,” he said. “We’ll be working very hard to strengthen our party throughout Minnesota, strengthen party units and conservative organizations throughout the state so that we can win the election in two years instead of continuing on a course that could be very similar to the one that really just took 25 percent of our Republican membership in the House.” The four members were assigned seats together on the house floor and hired three staff members shortly before the 2019 session began. During the session, they announced several bills that featured their strong interest in constitutional issues and also presented their own budget proposal.
Electoral history
2018 Race for Minnesota House of Representatives — District 21B
*Steve Drazkowski 63.4%
*Jonathan Isenor , 36.5%
*Write-in, 0.1%
2016 Race for Minnesota House of Representatives — District 21B
*Steve Drazkowski 65.31%
*Elise Diesslin, 34.69%
2014 Race for Minnesota House of Representatives — District 21B
*Steve Drazkowski 63.3%
*M.A. Schneider, 36.4%
*Write-in, 0.3%
2012 Race for Minnesota House of Representatives — District 21B
*Steve Drazkowski 58%
*Bruce Montplaisir, 42%
2010 Race for Minnesota House of Representatives — District 28B
*Steve Drazkowski 65.15%
*Mark Schneider, 34.77%
*Write-in, 0.08%
2008 Race for Minnesota House of Representatives — District 28B
*Steve Drazkowski 54.75%
*Linda Pfeilsticker, 45.13%
*Write-in, 0.12%
2007 Race for Minnesota House of Representatives — District 28B Special Election
*Steve Drazkowski 52.89%
*Linda Pfeilsticker, 46.86%
*Write-in, 0.25%
2006 Race for Minnesota Senate — District 28
*Steve Murphy, 54.26%
*Steve Drazkowski, 45.33%
*Steve Wilson, 0.20%
*Write-In 0.21%
Personal life
Steve is a member of the National Rifle Association, Whitetails Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, and both the Lake City and Frontenac Sportsmens Clubs. Drazkowski is divorced; he and his ex-wife, Laura, have one child, a daughter named Kinsey. In 2006, before he was elected as a Minnesota state representative, Drazkowski was arrested and charged with assaulting his then-14-year-old daughter. Drazkowski was acquitted, but at the request of his ex-wife, the judge issued a temporary restraining order against him. He co-owns an online retail business, a shoe store in Winona and resides in Mazeppa.
