Minnesota · November 3, 2026

Attorney General voter guide

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14-question comparison

Where do the candidates stand?

Research reviewed through August 27, 2026. Sources are linked with every answer.

Increase fraud prosecutors and penalties

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Should Minnesota increase Attorney General staffing and criminal penalties to investigate and prosecute fraud in state-funded programs?

Ronald J. Schutz

No

Keith Ellison

Yes

Penalize officials who ignore major fraud

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Should the Attorney General investigate and, where legally supported, seek consequences for state officials who knowingly ignore credible warnings of major fraud?

Ronald J. Schutz

Yes

Keith Ellison

Yes

Expand state prosecution of violent crimes

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Should the Attorney General expand assistance to county attorneys that request help prosecuting serious violent crimes?

Ronald J. Schutz

Yes

Keith Ellison

Yes

Require court-enforced police reforms

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Should the Attorney General support court-enforced agreements requiring police departments to change their policies after findings of systemic misconduct?

Ronald J. Schutz

Unknown

Keith Ellison

Yes

Allow local police to honor ICE detention requests

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Should Minnesota law allow local law enforcement to hold a person on an ICE civil detainer after that person would otherwise be released?

Ronald J. Schutz

Yes

Keith Ellison

No

Limit federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota

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Should the Attorney General sue to restrict federal immigration-enforcement actions the office believes violate Minnesota’s sovereignty or residents’ constitutional rights?

Ronald J. Schutz

No

Keith Ellison

Yes

Limit girls’ sports to biological females

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Should the Attorney General defend policies limiting participation in girls’ and women’s sports to biological females?

Ronald J. Schutz

Yes

Keith Ellison

No

Prohibit gender-transition procedures for minors

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Should the Attorney General support and defend laws that prohibit healthcare providers from prescribing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones, or performing surgeries, for the purpose of gender transition on minors?

Ronald J. Schutz

Yes

Keith Ellison

No

Recognize abortion as a fundamental right

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Should the Attorney General defend Minnesota law recognizing abortion as a fundamental right?

Ronald J. Schutz

No

Keith Ellison

Yes

Block other states from penalizing Minnesota abortions

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Should the Attorney General refuse to assist other states in investigating or penalizing abortions legally performed in Minnesota?

Ronald J. Schutz

No

Keith Ellison

Yes

Investigate pregnancy centers’ abortion claims

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Should the Attorney General use consumer-protection authority to investigate pregnancy resource centers accused of making deceptive statements about abortion or the services they provide?

Ronald J. Schutz

No

Keith Ellison

Yes

Allow religious organizations to hire according to beliefs

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Should the Attorney General defend religious organizations’ ability to require employees—including some non-ministerial employees—to follow the organization’s religious beliefs?

Ronald J. Schutz

Yes

Keith Ellison

No

Sue oil companies over climate statements

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Should the Attorney General use Minnesota consumer-protection law to sue oil companies over allegedly deceptive statements about their products’ effects on the climate?

Ronald J. Schutz

No

Keith Ellison

Yes

Sue gun makers and sellers over firearm violence

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Should the Attorney General use consumer-protection or public-nuisance laws to sue firearm manufacturers or sellers over allegedly unlawful business practices contributing to firearm violence?

Ronald J. Schutz

No

Keith Ellison

Yes

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Research methodology

Evidence before inference.

Researchers look first for direct candidate answers, then official votes, campaign statements, and other reliable records. When the wording does not exactly match the question, the answer may be inferred through candidate records and affiliated-party material and is identified as such.

No totals or candidate scores are calculated. When no reliable position is found, the result remains Unknown. All answers and sources are reviewed for accuracy.