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]
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]
- 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
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
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