Candidates. The following is a list of candidates running for office in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election. Suggest a missing candidate here. DemocraticKeith Ellison. RepublicanDoug Wardlow. RepublicanDennis Smith. RepublicanJim Schulz. RepublicanThaddeus Jude. RepublicanLynne Torgerson.
Doug Wardlow is running for Attorney General to make Minnesota fair and safe. Doug will protect consumers, prosecute welfare fraud, and keep Minnesota families safe. Doug has spent his career fighting for American jobs and defending the Constitution. Minnesotans can trust Doug to restore law and order and keep our communities safe.
May 14, 2022 · Schultz earned the endorsement after a comeback over three ballots to defeat 2018 candidate Doug Wardlow during the Republican Party of Minnesota’s state convention in Rochester. The current...
Attorney General of Minnesota | |
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Incumbent Keith Ellison since January 7, 2019 | |
Style | Mr. or Madam Attorney General (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Member of | Executive Council, among others |
Seat | Minnesota State Capitol Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Office and current official | Salary |
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Attorney General of Minnesota Keith Ellison | $174,000/year |
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon | $89,877 |
Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha | |
Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Thom Petersen |
The following is a list of candidates running for office in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election. Suggest a missing candidate here.
The chart below shows the historical percentage of voters who have pledged to vote for each candidate in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election.
Ellison, who was elected attorney general in 2018 after representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District since 2007, saw his national profile rise after successfully prosecuting former police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder for George Floyd. Ellison 's spokesman didn't immediately return a message.
Attorney Lynne Torgerson announced on Sunday that she will run for attorney general in 2022, citing “destructive government lockdowns, lawsuits by (Ellison) and unfair practices that threaten Minnesotans’ freedoms and rights” during the pandemic.
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