Attorney General of Minnesota
Keith Ellison
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- Race
- Attorney General of Minnesota
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Ronald J. Schutz (R)
- Research
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Keith Ellison is the incumbent DFL Attorney General of Minnesota, seeking a third term. Before becoming attorney general in 2019 he served in the Minnesota House and then in the U.S. House for Minnesota's 5th District; as attorney general his office has prosecuted Medicaid and child-nutrition fraud and brought consumer, antitrust and multistate suits against corporations and the Trump administration.[1][2][3]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Keith Ellison DFL | incumbent |
| Ronald J. Schutz R | challenger |
Advanced from the August 11, 2026 DFL primary.
Biography
Keith Ellison is the incumbent DFL Attorney General of Minnesota, seeking a third term. Before becoming attorney general in 2019 he served in the Minnesota House and then in the U.S. House for Minnesota's 5th District; as attorney general his office has prosecuted Medicaid and child-nutrition fraud and brought consumer, antitrust and multistate suits against corporations and the Trump administration.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Ellison began his legislative career in the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he served District 58B from 2003 through 2006.[1] He then represented Minnesota's 5th District in the U.S. House from January 2007 to January 2019.[1]
Ellison took office as Minnesota attorney general in January 2019.[1] In his KAXE candidate questionnaire he describes having been elected to two terms and lists North Minneapolis as his community.[2]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- legal2026-09-24 · Filed a Minnesota False Claims Act civil lawsuit and an $18.5 million consent judgment with nonprofit Partners in Nutrition over claims for child nutrition meals that were not delivered; the group agreed to dissolve.[4]
- legal2026-07-08 · Reached a settlement with John Deere resolving his January 2025 antitrust suit (with other states and the FTC), requiring Deere to make repair resources available to farmers and independent repairers for 10 years.[5]
- legal2026-03-23 · Won denial of TikTok's motion to dismiss Minnesota's lawsuit over app design aimed at young users and its TikTok LIVE virtual currency.[6]
- legal2026-09-28 · With 22 other attorneys general, won summary judgment in a federal court in Oregon holding that the CFPB must be lawfully funded, resolving a December 2025 suit.[7]
In their own words
Priorities
- Helping Minnesotans afford their lives by taking on unlawful practices that raise prices, such as insulin pricing, John Deere repair restrictions and meatpacker price-fixing.[8]
- Prosecuting fraud and violent crime; he cites more than 350 Medicaid fraud convictions and the Medicaid Assistance Protection Act, which he says raises penalties and adds investigators.[8]
- Protecting Minnesota from federal actions he calls overreach; he says he has protected over $7.3 billion in funding from federal cuts.[8]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Ellison, Keith Maurice - Legislator Record · Minnesota Legislative Reference Library · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 2.Attorney General 2026 Election Guide (candidate questionnaire responses, published as submitted) · KAXE Public Radio · 2026-09-28 News report
- 3.Attorney General Ellison recovers $18.5 million in taxpayer dollars from Partners in Nutrition in civil settlement · Minnesota Attorney General's Office · 2026-09-24 Official record
- 4.Attorney General Ellison recovers $18.5 million in taxpayer dollars from Partners in Nutrition in civil settlement · Minnesota Attorney General's Office · 2026-09-24 Official record
- 5.Attorney General Ellison scores win for farmers' right to repair in settlement with John Deere · Minnesota Attorney General's Office · 2026-07-08 Official record
- 6.Attorney General Ellison defeats motion to dismiss in lawsuit against TikTok · Minnesota Attorney General's Office · 2026-03-23 Official record
- 7.Attorney General Ellison wins lawsuit requiring CFPB be fully funded · Minnesota Attorney General's Office · 2026-09-28 Official record
- 8.Attorney General 2026 Election Guide (candidate questionnaire responses, published as submitted) · KAXE Public Radio · 2026-09-28 News report