Scott Jensen
TLDR: Scott Jensen, 71, of Chaska is a family physician who founded Catalyst Medical Clinic and has practiced in Carver County for about 40 years. He served one term in the Minnesota Senate (District 47, 2017–2021) and did not seek re-election in 2020. He was the Republican nominee for governor in 2022, losing to Tim Walz. He left the 2026 governor's race in February 2026 to run for State Auditor and won the August Republican primary over GOP-endorsed candidate Nate George.
Scott JensenRepublican- Running for
- Minnesota State Auditor
- Work
- Family physician; founder of Catalyst Medical Clinic
- Lives in
- Chaska
- Background
- Minnesota Senate, District 47 (Jan. 2017–Jan. 2021); did not seek re-election in 2020 lrl.mn.gov
- Republican nominee for governor, 2022 (lost to Tim Walz) mprnews.org
- Physician, Catalyst Medical Clinic; B.A. in physiology (1978) and M.D. (1981), University of Minnesota lrl.mn.gov
- Former Waconia School Board member lrl.mn.gov
- Says he was audit chair for a $1 billion financial institution for more than a decade (Citizens' Alliance Bank, per his campaign site) kaxe.org
- Website
- drscottjensen.com
- [email protected]
- Phone
- (612) 366-3584
- Raised
- $280,830, $169,231 on hand cfb.mn.gov
- Also running
- Jay Reeves (Forward Independence), Zack Filipovich (DFL)
Q: Where does Jensen stand on fraud, waste and abuse?
A: Says he will "declare war on waste, fraud, and abuse" and act as a "watchdog" for taxpayers.
drscottjensen.comQ: Where does Jensen stand on fraud, waste and abuse?
A: Proposes whistleblower protections and a statewide fraud-reporting initiative.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Jensen stand on scope of the office?
A: Wants to work across branches of government on "a clearly defined system of fiscal accountability without gaps."
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Jensen stand on help for local governments?
A: Wants to "dramatically reduce" unfunded state mandates on counties, cities, towns and school districts.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Jensen stand on transparency?
A: Wants the office to "publicly shine a spotlight on emerging issues of concern" and act as the citizens' watchdog so "taxpayer dollars are used lawfully, efficiently, and transparently."
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Jensen stand on qualifications?
A: Sees the job as leadership rather than technical work: "This is not a technical position. This is a leadership position."
mprnews.orgQ: Where does Jensen stand on trust in government?
A: Calls "broken trust in government" the state's biggest problem and says he wants to be the person who "opens up the hood and looks at what the engine of our government is doing."
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- Endorsed by
- Republican Party of Minnesota (ba…
