Ronald J. Schutz
TLDR: Ron Schutz is a trial lawyer and Army veteran running in his first political campaign. He grew up on a dairy farm near Adrian in southern Minnesota, earned a mechanical engineering degree from Marquette University on an Army ROTC scholarship, and graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School. He served four years as a captain in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, then spent his career at Minneapolis-based Robins Kaplan LLP, where he was chairman from 2019 to 2024, mostly handling patent cases. He was endorsed by the Republican Party of Minnesota and was unopposed for the nomination.
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Ronald J. SchutzRepublican- Running for
- Minnesota Attorney General
- 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
- Website
- ronformnag.com
- [email protected]
- Raised
- $1,087,924 (total receipts Jan. 1–Sept. 15, 2026, including $450,000 in loans), $1,020,497 on hand cfb.mn.gov
- Interviews
- KAXE Election Guide
- Also running
- Keith Ellison (DFL)
Q: Where does Schutz stand on fraud?
A: 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.comQ: Where does Schutz stand on public safety?
A: 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.comQ: Where does Schutz stand on consumer protection?
A: Says the AG should "stand in courtrooms and go toe-to-toe with powerful corporations" and win verdicts, not just settlements.
ronformnag.comQ: Where does Schutz stand on federal government?
A: 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.comQ: Where does Schutz stand on immigration enforcement?
A: 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.orgQ: Where does Schutz stand on abortion?
A: Called abortion rights "settled law" in Minnesota, in the MPR debate.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Schutz stand on girls' and women's sports?
A: Would "defend fairness and protect the integrity of girls' and women's sports" by keeping transgender girls off girls' teams, and says he reads state law on the question differently from the current attorney general.
ronformnag.comQ: Where does Schutz stand on conflicts of interest / abortion?
A: Pledged in the MPR debate to divest stocks of companies in litigation with the state and put the rest in a blind trust; called abortion rights "settled law" in Minnesota.
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- Endorsed by
- Republican Party of Minnesota (st…
