Tyler Bass won the Republican primary for Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District on Aug. 11, beating Quentin Wittrock with 22,589 votes, or 55.43%, to Wittrock's 18,165 votes, or 44.57%, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State. Bass moves on to face DFL Rep. Kelly Morrison in the Nov. 3 general election.
Bass has founded companies in personal training, athletic recruiting, credit repair, insurance and general contracting, and he graduated from Luther College in 2010. On immigration he has called for deporting all undocumented immigrants with no exceptions and for pausing most immigration for 10 years. On housing he wants more supply and fewer construction regulations. He used to sell insurance, and he favors letting insurers set premiums based on medical risk, with high-risk pools covering people with preexisting conditions. He opposes banning AR-15s or limiting magazine capacity.
Morrison is an OB-GYN who practiced medicine in Minnesota for more than 20 years and served 6 years in the Legislature before winning the seat in 2024. She sits on the House Small Business and Veterans' Affairs committees. Her priorities include ending tariffs, building housing, investing in child care and renewable energy, and expanding Affordable Care Act tax credits. She supports expanded background checks and bringing back the 1994 assault weapons ban. On immigration, she says enforcement should target "violent criminals and threats" while keeping the border secure. Both candidates say they would go after fraud in government programs. Morrison points to bipartisan legislation, and Bass wants tax return requirements and site inspections.
How we got here: in the run-up to the primary, Wittrock had the more detailed pitch on paper. He has lived in the district for 36 years and spent 32 years as a litigator. He ran on limited government and the 10th Amendment, and he pointed to roughly $7 trillion in annual federal spending against $5 trillion in tax revenue. He also promised to end "pork-barrel politics" and stock trading by members of Congress. His platform included term limits.
Bass skipped the primary voters guide and did not respond to the invitation. His campaign focused on immigration enforcement, opposing H-1B visa fraud and the hiring of undocumented workers, and housing affordability. He cited a gap between wage growth and housing costs. Primary voters went with him by about 4,400 votes.
The 3rd also covers Anoka, Coon Rapids, Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Maple Grove and parts of Edina. The winner on Nov. 3 gets a 2-year term in the U.S. House.
