Minnesota Attorney General
TLDR: Keith Ellison (DFL) is running for another term against Ronald J. Schutz (Republican). The winner serves a 4-year term, and every Bloomington voter has it on their ballot.
$29K traded
Ellison77%
Schutz23%
Keith EllisonDemocratic-Farmer-Labor, incumbent- Now
- Minnesota Attorney General (since January 2019)
- Work
- Attorney General
- Lives in
- Minneapolis (North Minneapolis)
- Background
- Minnesota Attorney General since Jan. 7, 2019 (30th AG) ag.state.mn.us
- U.S. Representative, Minnesota's 5th District, 2007–2019; served 12 years on the House Financial Services Committee ag.state.mn.us
- Minnesota House of Representatives, four years ag.state.mn.us
- 16 years as a civil-rights and defense attorney, including five years as executive director of the Legal Rights Center ag.state.mn.us
- Law degree, University of Minnesota Law School (1990) ag.state.mn.us
- In office
- Led the state's prosecution of Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd case mprnews.org
- Settled the state's 2018 insulin-pricing lawsuit with Novo Nordisk (Jan. 2025), capping out-of-pocket insulin at $35 a month for five years; similar settlements with Eli Lilly and Sanofi in 2024 ag.state.mn.us
- Office reports 80 lawsuits filed against the federal government during the second Trump administration (tally as of Oct. 1, 2026) ag.state.mn.us
- Office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit reports 358 convictions and $90 million in judgments and recoveries since 2019 ag.state.mn.us
- Raised
- $1,299,993 (total receipts Jan. 1–Sept. 15, 2026, including $294,603 state public subsidy), $634,505 on hand cfb.mn.gov
Ronald J. SchutzRepublican- Work
- Lawyer (Schutz PLLC); former chairman of Robins Kaplan LLP
- Lives in
- Medina
- Background
- Grew up on a dairy farm near Adrian, Minn. marshallindependent.com
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, Marquette University (Army ROTC scholarship); law degree with honors, University of Minnesota Law School ronformnag.com
- Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, four years with the 7th Infantry Division as defense lawyer and prosecutor ronformnag.com
- Partner at Robins Kaplan LLP; firm chairman 2019–2024 wxow.com
- Former chair and current board member, Center of the American Experiment; chaired the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection under Gov. Tim Pawlenty ronformnag.com
- Raised
- $1,087,924 (total receipts Jan. 1–Sept. 15, 2026, including $450,000 in loans), $1,020,497 on hand cfb.mn.gov
- Endorsed by
- Republican Party of Minnesota (st…
Q: Where do they stand on fraud?
Ellison: Points to "over 350 fraud convictions since he took office - that's one conviction every 8 days." keithellison.org
Schutz: Says Minnesota has a "massive culture of fraud" and promises an "aggressive, innovative approach to using the powers granted in the attorney general's office to root out fraud." kttc.com
Q: Where do they stand on public safety?
Ellison: Says he rebuilt the office's Criminal Division from 2 to 12 prosecutors, which has prosecuted murder and assault cases, and cites lawsuits against Fleet Farm over straw-purchase gun sales and against Glock over guns convertible to illegal machine guns. keithellison.org
Schutz: Says he will "stand with law enforcement, restore respect for those who protect our communities," and use "every tool available to combat crime"; proposes letting the AG prosecute cases county attorneys won't handle. ronformnag.com
Q: Where do they stand on consumer protection?
Ellison: Says he is running "to help Minnesotans afford their lives and live with dignity, safety, and respect," and lists taking on "price-gouging insulin makers, hedge fund landlords, and price-fixing meatpackers." keithellison.org
Schutz: Says the AG should "stand in courtrooms and go toe-to-toe with powerful corporations" and win verdicts, not just settlements. ronformnag.com
Q: Where do they stand on federal government?
Ellison: Says he will protect Minnesota "from Donald Trump's dangerous abuse of power"; in the MPR debate said "We will defend Minnesota. Period. Full stop." mprnews.org
Schutz: Says the office has become the "litigation wing of the DFL party" and questions how often Minnesota joins multistate suits rather than leading; says "My goal is to protect the citizens of Minnesota." kttc.com
Q: Where do they stand on immigration enforcement?
Ellison: Pledged continued investigation into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, and called for an immediate lawsuit to preserve evidence. mprnews.org
Schutz: Said in the MPR debate he "was outraged" by the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during federal immigration enforcement and that "there had to be a joint investigation," with charges going "wherever the facts lead." mprnews.org
Q: Where do they stand on abortion?
Ellison: Pledged in the MPR debate to keep fighting "tooth and nail" for abortion access. kaxe.org
Schutz: Called abortion rights "settled law" in Minnesota, in the MPR debate. kaxe.org
