Heidi Heino

Heidi Heino is the Republican candidate for Minnesota State Senate District 36 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as a corporate business leader, entrepreneur, mother and grandmother.[2]

Heino's Ballotpedia profile lists a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 1997 and two graduate degrees from Concordia University, Saint Paul, in 2017 and 2023, and gives her profession as director of business development.[1] In the survey, she said she has spent more than a decade solving complex problems, leading partnership negotiations and managing a department.[2]

Heino said her campaign focuses on accountability and transparency in government, including a proposal she calls the Minnesota Integrity in Government Act, as well as education and lowering the cost of living.[2] She also said she is passionate about seniors and children, rooting out fraud, and clean, affordable and reliable energy, including nuclear.[2] Her Republican primary was canceled, and she advanced to the general election without appearing on the primary ballot.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.