Biography
Tom Lopac is the Republican candidate for Minnesota House of Representatives District 52B in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described a career as an engineer and medical-device quality and regulatory manager and consultant.[3]
Tom Lopac said in a Ballotpedia survey that he was born and raised in Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Electrical Engineering.[3] He said he began his career as a quality engineer at Univac, where he worked for 22 years, and later managed documentation, manufacturing quality and regulatory departments at small medical device companies before working as an independent consultant for startups.[3] He wrote that he has lived in Eagan for 41 years.[3]
Lopac listed reducing state government spending, including stopping fraud and requiring accountability reporting from state agencies, as his first priority.[3] His other listed priorities were reducing taxes and raising Minnesota education standards.[3]
- 1.Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Tom Lopac - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Tom Lopac - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Minnesota House District 52B
Tom Lopac is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota House District 52B as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.