Outgoing Carver County commissioner spent years fighting for the underdog
Maluchnik, a Democrat in conservative Carver County, lost the November election.
January 14, 2021 — 5:13pm
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Randy Maluchnik spent his decades in local government fighting for the little guy.
Though the 65-year-old Chaska resident's tenure as a Carver County commissioner — a seat he lost in November — is remembered for policy wins including securing funds to expand U.S. Highway 212, it is also marked by his nonconformity, both as a Democrat in a conservative county and an elected official with a habit of extending a hand to those others overlooked.