Ramstad -- a moderate in a partisan world

U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn.
U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn. speaking at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.
Photo by Paula Keller

U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn. does not fit the profile of an average Republican in Washington.

Ramstad talked about his life as a moderate lawmaker during a speech this week at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, as part of the "Connecting with Government" series put on by the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance.

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