Steven Young and Jane Kirby
TLDR: Steven Young is the Green Party of Minnesota's endorsed candidate for governor, endorsed at the party's April 18, 2026 convention. He served 12 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and later worked as an attorney; the party says he also owned the Bryn Mawr Market. He lives in Minneapolis's Bryn Mawr neighborhood with his wife and two children. His campaign centers on opposing federal immigration enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota.
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Steven Young and Jane KirbyGreen- Running for
- Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- Work
- Metro Transit light rail operator (self-described in KAXE questionnaire)
- Lives in
- Minneapolis
- Background
- Website
- steveformngov.info
- [email protected]
- Phone
- (612) 367-7806
- Raised
- $1,810, $655 on hand cfb.mn.gov
- Interviews
- KAXE 2026 Election Guide
- Also running
- Amy Klobuchar and Ben Schierer (DFL), Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson (Republican)
Jane Kirby, for lieutenant governorJane Kirby is a midwife and Green Party activist who lives in St. Paul's Macalester-Groveland neighborhood and is a mother of five. She grew up in Eagan, attended Burnsville High School and holds a master's degree in elementary education. The campaign says she works for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and advocates for food justice, human rights and animal rights.
- Midwife and business operator; master's degree in elementary education gp.org
- Grew up in Eagan; attended Burnsville High School; lives in St. Paul gp.org
- Works for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (per the Young campaign) steveformngov.info
Q: Where does Young stand on fraud?
A: Would stop outsourcing state services to private organizations and use only accountable state personnel; argues that guaranteed income and universal health care would remove reasons to commit fraud.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Young stand on immigration enforcement?
A: Calls for a "sanctuary state" and says, "I know that the governor can't technically abolish ICE, but I can make their lives miserable while they're in our state."
steveformngov.infoQ: Where does Young stand on health care?
A: Supports single-payer health care and a guaranteed basic income ("UBI, M4A, jobs jobs and more jobs!").
steveformngov.infoQ: Where does Young stand on education?
A: "Whatever the teachers need, I'll make sure they get it."
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Young stand on data centers?
A: Would ban hyperscale data centers: "You don't want them. We don't need them."
steveformngov.infoQ: Where does Young stand on environment and agriculture?
A: Supports green jobs and climate measures and wants to end factory farming.
steveformngov.info
- Endorsed by
- Green Party of Minnesota (state c…
