Overview

• She plans to spend her remaining 17 months in office focusing on reform work instead of campaigning.
• Her tenure saw the establishment of a Conviction Integrity Unit that reviewed past convictions and helped exonerate two wrongfully convicted men.
• Earlier this year, her office launched a no-cost youth expungement portal allowing individuals under 18 to seal criminal records.
• Controversial charging decisions, including a plea deal in a teenager’s murder case and charges against a state trooper, led to public criticism and a rare case reassignment by Gov. Tim Walz.
• The U.S. Department of Justice opened a probe in May into the office’s policy of considering race in plea negotiations.