Hennepin County Attorney
TLDR: Two candidates are running for the open seat: Cedrick Frazier and Anders Folk. County Attorney Mary Moriarty is not running again. Nonpartisan office; Frazier is DFL-endorsed. The winner serves a 4-year term, and every Bloomington voter has it on their ballot.
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It's Frazier vs. Folk: Hennepin County Attorney Race Narrows to Two for Nov. 3
Cedrick FrazierNonpartisan- 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
- Raised
- $76,596 in 2026 (plus $35,555 in 2025), $28,153 on hand www16.co.hennepin.mn.us
Anders FolkNonpartisan- Now
- Partner, Jones Day law firm (per Minnesota Lawyer)
- Work
- Attorney
- Lives in
- Minneapolis
- Background
- Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota (2021); left to join the Office of the Deputy Attorney General in Washington, D.C. kstp.com
- Served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney before becoming acting U.S. Attorney; earlier spent seven years in corporate law at Stinson Leonard Street spokesman-recorder.com
- Grew up in Hopkins; B.A. and law degree from the University of Minnesota; worked in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office during law school andersfolk.com
- U.S. Marine Corps officer and military lawyer, entering active duty after Sept. 11, 2001 andersfolk.com
- Senior counsel to Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa Monaco projects.sahanjournal.com
- Partner at Jones Day; former Hennepin County Attorney's Office attorney and Assistant U.S. Attorney minnlawyer.com
- Board member, YMCA of the North, University of Minnesota Foundation and Veterans Defense Project andersfolk.com
- In office
- As acting U.S. Attorney (2021), signed the federal civil rights indictment of Derek Chauvin and oversaw the office during the prosecution in the 2017 bombing of Bloomington's Dar Al-Farooq mosque (as described by his campaign) andersfolk.com
- Raised
- $351,742 in 2026 (plus $55,695 in 2025), $137,393 on hand www16.co.hennepin.mn.us
Q: Where do they stand on violent crime and guns?
Frazier: 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.org
Folk: Would focus on violent and repeat offenders with "swift, fair and evidence-based charging" of homicide and gun crimes, a standing violent-crime review team and an anti-gun-trafficking task force. andersfolk.com
Q: Where do they stand on juvenile justice?
Frazier: 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.org
Folk: Calls for balancing "compassion with consequence on a case-by-case basis": diversion, job training and mentoring for first-time, non-violent youth, but consequences for "violent, repeat offenders, and particularly those who use firearms." Would revise juvenile charging policies in his first 100 days. andersfolk.com
Q: Where do they stand on police accountability?
Frazier: 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.org
Folk: Says "law enforcement and prosecutors working together" is key; promises transparency in reviewing officer-involved use-of-force cases, regular constitutional training, and that "lawful arrests lead to real consequences, not catch and release." andersfolk.com
Q: Where do they stand on federal immigration agents?
Frazier: 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.org
Folk: Would create a Federal Accountability Task Force to "investigate and prosecute violations of Minnesota law by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge." andersfolk.com
Q: Where do they stand on crime victims?
Frazier: 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.com
Folk: Would establish a Crime Victims' Bill of Rights in his first 100 days and convene victim advocacy groups on domestic and sexual violence. andersfolk.com
Q: Where do they stand on wage theft?
Frazier: 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.org
Folk: "I will partner with labor leaders to ensure prosecution of wage theft is a priority"; proposes a wage theft and labor trafficking working group. spokesman-recorder.com
