Minnesota · November 3, 2026

2026 Minnesota State Senate District 35 Voter Guide

Compare Jim Abeler and Angela Nelson across 12 issues. Review positions supported by verifiable evidence and original sources, then make your own voting decision based on Christian principles.

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12-question comparison

Where do Jim Abeler and Angela Nelson stand?

Research reviewed through September 28, 2026. Sources are linked with every answer.

Limiting state spending growth

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Should Minnesota reduce the overall growth of state government spending rather than increase taxes to fund continued spending growth?

Jim Abeler

Yes

Angela Nelson

No

Higher income-tax rates for high earners

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Should Minnesota raise state income-tax rates on high-income earners to fund additional government spending?

Jim Abeler

No

Angela Nelson

Yes

Penalties for officials whose negligence allows major fraud

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Should state officials face financial or employment consequences when their negligence allows significant fraud to occur?

Jim Abeler

Yes

Angela Nelson

Unknown

Ban assault weapons in Minnesota

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Should Minnesota ban the sale and possession of commonly defined assault weapons?

Jim Abeler

No

Angela Nelson

Yes

Notify immigration authorities after violent-crime arrests

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Should Minnesota law enforcement notify federal immigration authorities when an undocumented immigrant is arrested for a violent crime?

Jim Abeler

Yes

Angela Nelson

No

Abortion as a fundamental right

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Should Minnesota law recognize abortion as a fundamental right?

Jim Abeler

No

Angela Nelson

Yes

Taxpayer funding for elective abortion

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Should Minnesota taxpayer-funded health programs pay for elective abortions?

Jim Abeler

No

Angela Nelson

Yes

Gender-transition procedures for minors

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Should minors be permitted to receive puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or sex-reassignment surgery for the purpose of gender transition?

Jim Abeler

No

Angela Nelson

Yes

Girls’ sports limited to biological females

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Should participation on girls’ and women’s athletic teams be limited based on biological sex?

Jim Abeler

Yes

Angela Nelson

No

Schools notifying parents about their child’s gender transition

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Should public schools notify parents before treating their minor child as a gender different from the child’s biological sex?

Jim Abeler

Yes

Angela Nelson

No

Public funding for private and religious schools

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Should state education funding be permitted to follow students to qualifying private or religious schools chosen by their parents?

Jim Abeler

Yes

Angela Nelson

No

Religious organizations allowed to hire according to their beliefs

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Should religious organizations and religious schools be permitted to make employment decisions consistent with their sincerely held religious beliefs?

Jim Abeler

Yes

Angela Nelson

No

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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.