Tyler Bass
RSmall-business owner
Won the Republican primary over Quentin Wittrock, 55.4%-44.6%.
Tyler Bass is the Republican nominee challenging Rep. Kelly Morrison. He is a small-business owner from Minnetonka who grew up in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations
Supports enforcing existing immigration laws and making it impossible for employers to hire workers who are in the country illegally, while also supporting a faster legal path to citizenship for visa-holding immigrants.[3]
“On immigration, I support a faster and more efficient legal path to citizenship for visa-holding immigrants, while enforcing existing immigration laws.”
- MixedExpand public health coverage
Supports lowering prescription drug prices and holding pharmaceutical companies accountable, framed around prevention and food-industry regulation rather than expanding public coverage.[3]
In their words — priorities
- Fighting government fraud: supports thorough investigations and oversight to stop misuse of public funds and benefit-program abuse before it happens.[3]
- Putting American workers first: supports holding large corporations accountable and requiring employers to prioritize hiring U.S. citizens, while barring employers from using undocumented labor.[3]
- Healthcare reform focused on prevention and affordability: supports lowering prescription drug prices and holding pharmaceutical and food companies accountable for chronic-disease-linked ingredients.[3]
Background
- Grew up in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota; earned a bachelor's degree from Luther College in 2010, where he studied exercise science and played college football.[3]
- Has worked as a general contractor; says he built a fitness-related business after struggling to find work following the 2011-2012 economic downturn.[3]