Governor Minnesota
Lisa Demuth
Minnesota House Speaker and 2026 gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth supported Trump administration policies that enriched the already wealthy and further harmed already struggling Minnesotans. Demuth supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which put 161,000 Minnesotans at risk of losing health insurance, cut $500 billion in Medicare funding, reduced food assistance for 186,000 Minnesotan households relying on SNAP, and killed green energy jobs in Minnesota’s fastest growing industry. Demuth turned a blind eye to Trump’s tariffs, which made gas in Minnesota more expensive and threatened the state’s agricultural industry. Demuth advocated for policies in Minnesota to “root out fraud,” an excuse which Trump’s DOGE used to cut funds that impacted 20,000 federal employees and several nonprofit organizations in Minnesota. Demuth stated her personal opinion on abortion was, “as long as there is a heartbeat, there is life,” and, as a state lawmaker, she introduced a “heartbeat” abortion ban and opposed legislation to protect reproductive rights in Minnesota. Demuth also falsely took credit for being involved in exposing a Minnesota day care fraud scandal. After an ICE agent fatally shot a Minnesota resident, Demuth endorsed aggressive ICE operations in Minneapolis and did not oppose Trump overstepping his authority in sending federal forces against Minnesotans.
