Keith Ellison
TLDR: Keith Ellison was sworn in as Minnesota's 30th attorney general on Jan. 7, 2019, and is seeking a third term. From 2007 to 2019 he represented Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House, and before that served four years in the Minnesota House. He spent 16 years as a civil-rights and defense attorney, including five years as executive director of the Legal Rights Center. He earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990 and is the first African American and first Muslim American elected to statewide office in Minnesota.
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Keith EllisonDemocratic-Farmer-Labor, incumbent- Running for
- Minnesota Attorney General
- 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
- Website
- keithellison.org
- [email protected]
- Raised
- $1,299,993 (total receipts Jan. 1–Sept. 15, 2026, including $294,603 state public subsidy), $634,505 on hand cfb.mn.gov
- Interviews
- KAXE Election Guide
- Also running
- Ronald J. Schutz (Republican)
Q: Where does Ellison stand on fraud?
A: Points to "over 350 fraud convictions since he took office - that's one conviction every 8 days."
keithellison.orgQ: Where does Ellison stand on public safety?
A: 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.orgQ: Where does Ellison stand on consumer protection?
A: 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.orgQ: Where does Ellison stand on federal government?
A: 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.orgQ: Where does Ellison stand on immigration enforcement?
A: 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.orgQ: Where does Ellison stand on abortion?
A: Pledged in the MPR debate to keep fighting "tooth and nail" for abortion access.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Ellison stand on pardons?
A: Said he considers victims' input in pardon decisions; defended his vote to pardon Tou Lue Vang, citing victim support.
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