Overview
- Ellison centers his campaign on cutting costs for Minnesotans and continued legal challenges to the Trump administration, citing dozens of lawsuits and court wins he says preserved $2 billion in federal funding.
- He points to consumer cases against drugmakers, TikTok and other corporations, and touts actions that lowered insulin costs, aided tenants and protected student borrowers.
- Republican attorney Ron Schutz is the declared challenger, emphasizing violent crime and large-scale state fraud as core criticisms and pledging tougher enforcement.
- Ellison counters that his office has prosecuted hundreds of Medicaid fraudsters, recovered millions, and sought legislative funding for a dedicated fraud control unit that did not pass.
- The race is expected to be competitive after Ellison’s 2022 victory by less than 1% even as Democrats have held the attorney general’s office for more than half a century.