Cedrick Frazier
TLDR: Cedrick Frazier is a DFL state representative from New Hope, first elected to the Minnesota House in 2020; he represented District 45A in 2021–2022 and has represented District 43A since 2023. He grew up on Chicago's South Side, was a public defender in Hennepin County, worked for Minneapolis Public Schools as legal staff and director of equity and diversity, and has been a staff attorney for Education Minnesota. He served on the New Hope City Council after being elected in 2018. He holds degrees from the University of Minnesota Morris, Minnesota State University Mankato, and William Mitchell College of Law. The race is officially nonpartisan, but he is the DFL-endorsed candidate.
Cedrick FrazierNonpartisan- Running for
- Hennepin County Attorney
- Now
- Minnesota state representative, District 43A (DFL); co-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
- Work
- Attorney (labor attorney for Education Minnesota, per Sahan Journal)
- Lives in
- New Hope
- Background
- Minnesota House, District 45A (2021–2022) and District 43A (2023–present), DFL lrl.mn.gov
- Co-chair, House Ways and Means Committee (94th Session, as of October 2025) lrl.mn.gov
- Former public defender in Hennepin County; former legal staff and director of equity and diversity, Minneapolis Public Schools lrl.mn.gov
- Staff attorney for Education Minnesota for 10 years; grew up on Chicago's South Side projects.sahanjournal.com
- Elected to the New Hope City Council in 2018; described by the Legislative Reference Library as the first African American to serve on that council lrl.mn.gov
- B.A. in psychology, University of Minnesota Morris; M.A. in urban studies and local government management, Minnesota State University Mankato; J.D., William Mitchell College of Law (2007) lrl.mn.gov
- In office
- Says he was "the lead author for the extreme risk protection order," Minnesota's red-flag gun law (LWV forum, 2026) ccxmedia.org
- Co-chair of the Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee (2025–2026 session) lrl.mn.gov
- Website
- cedrickfrazier.org
- [email protected]
- Raised
- $76,596 in 2026 (plus $35,555 in 2025), $28,153 on hand www16.co.hennepin.mn.us
- Interviews
- Sahan JournalHill & Lake Press
- Also running
- Anders Folk (Nonpartisan)
Q: Where does Frazier stand on violent crime and guns?
A: Says "gun violence will not be tolerated in Hennepin County"; proposes specialized prosecution of non-fatal shootings, expanded violence-intervention programs, and use of the state's extreme risk protection order law.
cedrickfrazier.orgQ: Where does Frazier stand on juvenile justice?
A: Says "appropriate and effective accountability for youth" is "critical as a means of preventing future gun violence"; proposes early intervention through school partnerships and state resources for secure residential treatment, noting the 2021 closure of the county's Home School. Says prevention should come first, then placement when needed.
cedrickfrazier.orgQ: Where does Frazier stand on police accountability?
A: Proposes an independent Public Integrity Unit to investigate police use of force, public corruption and civil rights violations "with transparency and impartiality"; also pledges to keep working partnerships with local police so "people who commit crimes can be held accountable."
cedrickfrazier.orgQ: Where does Frazier stand on federal immigration agents?
A: Pledges to "prosecute Trump's federal agents who have violated Minnesota law," including over incidents during Operation Metro Surge, and says the office will never collaborate with ICE.
cedrickfrazier.orgQ: Where does Frazier stand on crime victims?
A: Would create a Victim & Survivor Advisory Council on his first day, saying many victims feel their cases are "just being processed. They're just a number."
cbsnews.comQ: Where does Frazier stand on wage theft?
A: As a labor attorney, calls wage theft "a calculated strategy to increase profits by dodging basic payroll obligations" and pledges aggressive prosecution of financial crimes and worker misclassification.
cedrickfrazier.orgQ: Where does Frazier stand on wrongful convictions?
A: Would keep the office's conviction integrity unit: "We're going to make sure we keep that office in place."
spokesman-recorder.comQ: Where does Frazier stand on sentencing?
A: Opposes mandatory minimum sentences, saying they "strip judges and prosecutors of the ability to consider individual circumstances."
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