I grew up right here in Minnesota - my mom worked at a bank, my dad drove a bus. We went to church on Sundays. We worked hard. Back then, families thrived - because our leaders respected us. They didn’t lecture us. They served us.

Today? That Minnesota is slipping away. But Minnesotans don’t sit back - we fight back.”

Ron Schutz grew up on a Minnesota dairy farm where he learned the value of hard work, discipline, faith, and the importance of education. Those lessons shaped a life of service—as a husband, father, Army veteran, and community leader.

Minnesotans deserve elections that are free, fair, and secure, and confidence that their vote truly matters. Our democracy depends on it. It’s time to make Minnesota’s elections the gold standard in the nation by delivering the accessibility, accuracy, and accountability voters deserve. 

 The Secretary of State’s office serves more than just voters. Small businesses, nonprofits, and survivors of domestic abuse rely on it for essential services, from business filings to the Safe at Home program, which protects victims by keeping their addresses confidential. Minnesotans need to know they can count on this office for timely, trustworthy, and effective support. 

Dr. Scott Jensen is a lifelong Minnesotan. Scott has practiced family medicine in Carver County, Minnesota, for 40 years, and this is where he and his wife, Mary, a small animal veterinarian, raised their three children – Cristy, an anesthesiologist; Matt, an estate attorney; and Jackie, a family doctor.  

Scott Jensen served in the Minnesota Senate from 2017 to 2021, where he worked on legislative oversight of state programs and budgets, including serving as vice chair of the Health and Human Services Committee.

Minnesotans deserve better than chaos and corruption. Minnesota and the country need leaders who will restore accountability, rebuild public trust, and get results.

Communities feel less safe. Families are stretched thin. Huge government failures go unanswered. Washington needs people who will ask tough questions and demand competence — not excuses.

For my entire career, accountability mattered. If you didn’t prepare, if you didn’t deliver, people noticed. Government should be no different.

 Michelle Fischbach is the U.S. Congressional Representative for western Minnesota’s 7th District. She is a trailblazer and proven conservative leader, continuing to make her mark as a member of the House Committees on Ways and Means, Ethics, Budget, and Rules. On Ways and Means, she serves on the Trade Subcommittee and the Oversight Subcommittee. Prior to her election to Congress, she served as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, ascending to that position following the resignation of her predecessor. She was the first woman in Minnesota history to serve as President of the Minnesota Senate – initially from 2011-12, then again from 2017-18. She also served as Chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee. In her 2020 victory, she was the only Republican to flip a seat that wasn’t open or held by a Democrat freshman, defeating a 30 year incumbent by 14 points. She holds a B.A. from St. Cloud State University and a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law. Michelle and her husband, Scott, live in Regal and have two grown children and eight grandchildren. 

 My family and I are six generations deep in Senate District 15. My relatives came for opportunity and to build a better life in Southwest Minnesota. Our families and young people are choosing other states for lower taxes and fees, a higher quality of education, a lower cost of living and more opportunities to succeed. I've chosen to invest my future here in Southwest Minnesota--buying a farm site, raising chickens, building my businesses, working as a loan officer at a family-owned bank and helping to make Minnesota a better place. 

 “I’m not running to fight political battles — I’m running to make life work better for the people living here right now.” 

Brad Hennen was born and raised on a family farm near Ghent in Lyon County, where he learned the value of hard work, personal responsibility, and showing up for your neighbors. He and his wife Barb raised their nine children here, and now, as grandparents, they care deeply about the future being built for the next generation

Brad is running because he believes Southwest Minnesota should be a place where families can build a life, grow a business, and put down roots — without feeling like they have to leave to succeed.