Taxes
Proposes lower rates in the bottom two income-tax brackets, reduced vehicle fees, ending Social Security benefit taxes and returning surpluses.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Lisa Demuth
Candidate for Governor · Minnesota
Running mate: Ryan Wilson
THE PERSON
Background
Lisa Demuth is a Minnesota legislator and former small-business owner. Her campaign biography describes eleven years on the ROCORI School Board, election to the Minnesota House in 2018 and becoming House speaker in February 2025.
Roots
- Career: Business owner; ROCORI School Board; Minnesota House member and speaker
Background sources checked October 29, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Government accountability
Supports a nonpartisan inspector general empowered to investigate and prevent fraud across state government.
Source checked October 29, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Public safety
Supports more resources for local first responders and stronger sentences for repeat offenders.
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Proposes repealing Minnesota’s nuclear-energy moratorium and revising mandates she says raise household energy costs.
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Calls for emphasis on reading and core academic skills and directing more education funding into classrooms.
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Proposes cutting permitting timelines by at least 25 percent and supporting mineral development and business investment.
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Supports more insurance competition, rural hospitals, direct primary care, reinsurance and stronger program-eligibility checks.
Source checked October 29, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
Governor · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 29, 2026.
Minnesota Secretary of State — My Ballot, November 3, 2026 general election ↗The candidate’s name and party follow the official ballot source. Backgrounds and issue positions are checked separately. A candidate is not an officeholder-elect unless a verified result establishes that status.