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Governor of Minnesota

Steven Young

CandidateGreen

Race
Governor of Minnesota
Election
2026-11-03
Opponents
Amy Klobuchar (DFL); Lisa Demuth (R)
Research
Basic

Party linenone

No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes

I know that the governor can't technically abolish ICE, but I can make their lives miserable while they're in our state.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

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On the ballotGovernor

2026-11-03

Amy Klobuchar DFLchallenger
Lisa Demuth Rchallenger
Steven Young Greenchallenger

Green Party of Minnesota nominee.

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsOpposes
I know that the governor can't technically abolish ICE, but I can make their lives miserable while they're in our state.

His campaign site lists abolishing ICE and making Minnesota a sanctuary state among his key issues.[3]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Biography

Steven Young is the Green Party of Minnesota nominee for governor with running mate Jane Kirby, a retired midwife and animal rights activist. He is an attorney and veteran and a member of the Minneapolis Food Council.[1][2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Young lives in Minneapolis and works as a Metro Transit light rail operator, according to his KAXE candidate survey response.[4] In that response he described his background as twelve years in the U.S. Marine Corps and nine years as a lawyer.[4]

Campaign website ↗

In their own words

Priorities

  • Banning hyperscale data centers.[3]
  • Green jobs.[5]
  • Unified defense against federal overreach.[5]

Statements, quoted without a stance

  • Faster transition away from fossil fuels
    “We have a world to save! We cannot afford to put off the many climate change mitigation and preparation that we need to do.”[3]

    On his campaign website, under Green Jobs

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

Profile: /people/steven-young

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  2. 2.Amy Klobuchar will face off against Lisa Demuth in Minnesota governor's race · MPR News · 2026-08-11 News report
  3. 3.Vote For Steven Young · Steven Young for Governor (campaign website) · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Governor 2026 Election Guide · KAXE · 2026-09-28 News report
  5. 5.Governor 2026 Election Guide · KAXE Northern Community Radio · 2026-09-28 News report