Minnesota — Governor

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports rooting out state fraud

Klobuchar promises to transform state government into an innovative, effective, and accountable institution that stops spending misallocations. She advocates using modern technology to speed up state services and streamlining administrative processes so small businesses do not face unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles.

• Transform state government to be innovative, effective, and accountable
• Root out fraud and ensure taxpayer dollars are not misspent
• Modernize state technology and streamline permitting for small businesses

“Amy Klobuchar will carry this forward as governor, working to lower costs for families, make the government accountable, root out fraud, and get results for Minnesotans.”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports establishing independent inspector general

Demuth calls for an overhaul of state administrative culture to eliminate government fraud and corruption. She proposes creating a non-partisan Office of Inspector General to audit state programs and hold agency managers accountable before fraudulent spending occurs.

• Establish a non-partisan Office of Inspector General to audit state government
• Demand strict accountability from state managers managing abused public programs
• Change state administrative culture from shoveling out funds to fiscal stewardship

“I will work with the legislature to pass a non-partisan Office of Inspector General who will be empowered to root out fraud in all parts of government”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports lowering essential household expenses

Klobuchar prioritizes lowering family costs for housing, child care, healthcare, and utilities. In the U.S. Senate, she supported tax relief measures such as creating a federal deduction for tipped income up to $25,000.

• Lower costs for household essentials including housing, child care, and healthcare
• Hold down utility bills by modernizing the power grid and expanding renewables
• Voted in favor of the federal No Tax on Tips Act in the U.S. Senate

“As governor, Amy Klobuchar will work to lower costs that have been going through the roof across the country — essentials like housing, child care, and health care.”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports income and social security tax cuts

Demuth proposes reducing income tax rates in the lowest two tax brackets and fully eliminating state taxes on social security benefits for seniors. She also advocates returning state budget surpluses directly to taxpayers and scaling back vehicle tab fees.

• Cut family income tax rates in the lowest two tax brackets
• Eliminate state income taxes on social security benefits for seniors
• Return state budget surplus funds to taxpayers and lower car tab fees

“I will work to cut income taxes for families by reducing the lowest two tax brackets, dial back expensive car tab fees that were raised by Democrats, and finally end taxes on social security benefits for our seniors.”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports workforce training and foundational academics

Klobuchar proposes doubling apprenticeships and career training in skilled trades, healthcare, and public safety. She advocates using evidence-based elementary reading and math instruction, tutoring, and employer-college partnerships to boost student credentials.

• Double apprenticeships and trade workforce training in healthcare, trades, and public safety
• Implement evidence-based elementary math and reading curricula with targeted tutoring
• Expand three-year college degree options and early credentials for high school students

“She’ll raise academic achievement with evidence-based curriculum, tutoring to help kids catch up, and a focus on reading and math skills in elementary classrooms.”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports academic standards and removing classroom ideology

Demuth calls for an education reset that centers strictly on basic academic excellence and reading proficiency. She opposes teaching gender and racial ideology in classrooms and seeks to shift education funding from administrative bureaucracy directly into classroom instruction.

• Prioritize core reading, writing, math, and science academic proficiency benchmarks
• Prohibit woke gender and racial ideology in public school classrooms
• Redirect state education dollars from administrative overhead to classroom learning

“I will fight to keep woke gender and racial ideology out of our classrooms and focus dollars in the classroom instead of on growing the education bureaucracy that is driving up local property taxes across Minnesota.”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports funding police and public safety training

Klobuchar supports expanding workforce training for law enforcement and first responders. In 2021, she publicly opposed the Minneapolis ballot initiative that proposed replacing the local police department with a Department of Public Safety.

• Opposed the 2021 Minneapolis ballot initiative to replace the police department
• Support workforce training and recruitment for public safety personnel
• Voted Nay on the federal Laken Riley Act in the U.S. Senate

“She’ll build real on-ramps to good jobs, doubling apprenticeships and workforce training in the trades, health care, public safety, and emerging industries.”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports stricter criminal sentencing and police funding

Demuth pledges to increase funding and support for police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. She advocates strengthening mandatory criminal sentences for repeat offenders and reversing soft-on-crime judicial and prosecutorial policies.

• Increase public safety resources for local police and emergency medical responders
• Strengthen mandatory prison sentences for repeat criminal offenders
• Crack down on soft-on-crime judicial decisions and county prosecution policies

“I will invest in public safety resources for cities and counties, strengthen sentences for repeat offenders, and crack down on soft-on-crime policies from judges and county attorneys”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports renewable energy and natural conservation

Klobuchar advocates modernizing Minnesota's electrical grid to integrate affordable renewable energy and lower utility costs. She also supports state conservation programs to protect public lands, wetlands, wildlife habitats, and clean air and water.

• Modernize the state electric grid to incorporate clean, renewable energy
• Protect public lands, forests, wetlands, and wildlife habitats across Minnesota
• Promote conservation policies that support outdoor recreation, hunting, and fishing

“And she’ll hold the line on utility bills by modernizing Minnesota’s power grid and adding more affordable, renewable energy.”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports all-of-the-above energy and nuclear power

Demuth favors an all-of-the-above energy policy designed to maintain affordable electricity and year-round grid reliability. She pledges to repeal Minnesota's moratorium on nuclear energy and roll back state clean energy mandates.

• Repeal Minnesota's longstanding moratorium on nuclear energy generation
• Reform state renewable energy mandates driving up electric and heating bills
• Ensure year-round energy grid reliability during extreme winter and summer weather

“I will repeal Minnesota's longstanding ban on nuclear energy, and reform burdensome mandates imposed by Democrats that are driving up your heating and electric bills.”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports reducing business bureaucracy and expanding exports

Klobuchar aims to simplify business start-up rules and eliminate unnecessary administrative hurdles. She emphasizes her federal legislative background of opposing trade tariffs and confronting large technology and pharmaceutical corporations.

• Streamline administrative processes to make starting a business easier
• Expand international market access and export opportunities for state goods
• Promote job creation in cutting-edge technology and emerging industries

“It means making it easy to start a business and bring good-paying jobs to Minnesota. It means turning the page on a bureaucracy that leaves people dreading having to jump through hoops to get a permit or start a business.”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports fast-tracking permits and expanding mining

Demuth pledges to sign an executive order on day one cutting state permit review timelines by 25%. She also advocates expanding precious metals mining on the Iron Range and lowering corporate tax and regulatory burdens.

• Issue a day-one executive order reducing state permitting timelines by at least 25%
• Expand precious metals mining on the Iron Range to enhance domestic mineral supplies
• Lower corporate tax rates and eliminate state business mandates

“I will issue an executive order on day one of my administration to cut permitting timelines by at least 25% and work with the legislature to pass meaningful permitting reform.”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports rural infrastructure and farm safety nets

Klobuchar proposes bolstering the agricultural safety net, expanding rural broadband access, and modernizing rural infrastructure. Alongside running mate Ben Schierer, she supports expanding rural healthcare, housing, and child care options.

• Strengthen the farm safety net and expand global agricultural export markets
• Expand high-speed rural broadband and modernize local infrastructure
• Improve access to rural housing, child care, and community hospitals

“They’ll modernize rural broadband and infrastructure, and strengthen the farm safety net.”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports rural business growth and mining investments

Demuth advocates growing rural economies and the Iron Range by lowering tax burdens, reforming state regulations, and unlocking mineral resources to create jobs outside the metropolitan areas.

• Spur economic investment across rural Minnesota and the Iron Range
• Reduce tax and regulatory burdens on rural small businesses
• Promote precious metals mining to drive rural job growth

“As Governor I will work to make Minnesota a magnet for business investment and job creation in all corners of the state.”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports lowering prescription drug and health insurance costs

Klobuchar highlights her Senate leadership in lowering prescription drug prices by challenging major pharmaceutical companies. She pledges to expand health coverage access and protect rural hospital networks across Minnesota.

• Lower prescription drug prices by confronting pharmaceutical companies
• Expand healthcare access and reduce health insurance premiums statewide
• Provide state support to maintain rural hospital operations

“She’ll build on her years of fighting — and beating — Big Pharma to lower prescription drug prices for Minnesotans.”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports health finance oversight and first responder care

Demuth previously served on the Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy Committee. She focuses on healthcare affordability through free-market regulatory reform and expanded state support for emergency medical workers.

• Served on the House Health Finance and Policy Committee
• Promote free-market regulatory reforms to manage healthcare expenses
• Strengthen support and resources for emergency medical workers

“Yet another effort is to ensure a strengthened support for Minnesota law-enforcement personnel and emergency medical workers.”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports protecting abortion access and healthcare rights

Klobuchar supports protecting state and federal reproductive rights and abortion access. Throughout her public career, she has consistently voted for healthcare protections for women and families.

• Supports legal protections for state and federal abortion rights
• Worked to guarantee 48-hour hospital stay coverage for new mothers and infants

“working to guarantee 48-hour hospital stays for new moms and babies”

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Opposes abortion rights

Demuth is recognized in source materials as a staunch opponent of abortion. She has consistently supported anti-abortion positions during her legislative tenure in the Minnesota House.

• Maintains a staunch anti-abortion record in the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Supported pro-life legislative priorities and policy initiatives

“A fervid abortion opponent, Demuth has been considered a moderate conservative.”

D Democratic Amy Klobuchar

Supports gun safety legislation

Klobuchar supports common-sense gun safety regulation and public safety measures. She has earned endorsements from civic and progressive advocacy groups supporting gun violence prevention.

• Supports federal and state gun safety regulations
• Backed by progressive civic organizations advocating for gun violence prevention

R Republican Lisa Demuth

Supports Second Amendment rights

Demuth strongly defends gun ownership rights and opposes new firearm restrictions. She has earned official endorsements from leading state and national gun rights advocacy groups.

• Endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA)
• Endorsed by the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus