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
NoKeith Ellison
YesMinnesota · November 3, 2026
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14-question comparison
Research reviewed through August 27, 2026. Sources are linked with every answer.
Should Minnesota increase Attorney General staffing and criminal penalties to investigate and prosecute fraud in state-funded programs?
Ronald J. Schutz
NoKeith Ellison
YesShould the Attorney General investigate and, where legally supported, seek consequences for state officials who knowingly ignore credible warnings of major fraud?
Ronald J. Schutz
YesKeith Ellison
YesShould the Attorney General expand assistance to county attorneys that request help prosecuting serious violent crimes?
Ronald J. Schutz
YesKeith Ellison
YesShould the Attorney General support court-enforced agreements requiring police departments to change their policies after findings of systemic misconduct?
Ronald J. Schutz
UnknownKeith Ellison
YesShould 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
YesKeith Ellison
NoShould the Attorney General sue to restrict federal immigration-enforcement actions the office believes violate Minnesota’s sovereignty or residents’ constitutional rights?
Ronald J. Schutz
NoKeith Ellison
YesShould the Attorney General defend policies limiting participation in girls’ and women’s sports to biological females?
Ronald J. Schutz
YesKeith Ellison
NoShould 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
YesKeith Ellison
NoShould the Attorney General defend Minnesota law recognizing abortion as a fundamental right?
Ronald J. Schutz
NoKeith Ellison
YesShould the Attorney General refuse to assist other states in investigating or penalizing abortions legally performed in Minnesota?
Ronald J. Schutz
NoKeith Ellison
YesShould 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
NoKeith Ellison
YesShould 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
YesKeith Ellison
NoShould 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
NoKeith Ellison
YesShould 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
NoKeith Ellison
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