Hao Nguyen
Nonpartisan · MN
Hao Nguyen is a candidate for Hennepin County Attorney, an open seat, running in the August 2026 primary.
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 2 records
Nguyen appeared as counsel for Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and Sheriff Bob Fletcher in their federal lawsuit seeking Department of Homeland Security evidence for the investigation of ChongLy Scott Thao's detention.
July 15, 2026For
Source: s3.documentcloud.org · researched July 18, 2026
As Ramsey County's Trial and Appellate Division director, Nguyen signed a formal demand for federal investigative records concerning the detention of ChongLy Scott Thao, including reports, officer identities, recordings, and interviews.
March 20, 2026For
Source: courthousenews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 6 records
Nguyen co-authored the independent prosecutorial review of the fatal police shooting of Mychel Stowers and recommended no criminal charges after concluding that the use of deadly force was justified.
December 12, 2025For
Source: assets.ramseycountymn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Nguyen co-authored Ramsey County's prosecutorial review memorandum concerning the nonfatal police shooting of Earl Bennett.
July 25, 2025For
Source: kstp.com · researched July 18, 2026
The Carnegie Hero Fund announced Nguyen as a Carnegie Medal recipient for risking his life to save a man from jumping from a St. Paul parking garage.
September 23, 2024For
Source: carnegiehero.org · researched July 18, 2026
Nguyen co-authored the independent prosecutorial review of the fatal police shooting of Brandon Keys and recommended no criminal charges after concluding that the use of deadly force was justified.
May 24, 2024For
Source: assets.ramseycountymn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Nguyen stopped a man from jumping from a 70-foot parking-garage roof, pulled him from the edge, and restrained him until a sheriff's deputy arrived.
February 13, 2023For
Source: carnegiehero.org · researched July 18, 2026
As St. Cloud assistant city attorney, Hao Nguyen represented the city in State v. Thibodeau-Schoeszler; the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a suppression order and remanded the DWI prosecution.
September 2, 2014For
Source: law.justia.com · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 5 records
Nguyen appeared as counsel for Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and Sheriff Bob Fletcher in their federal lawsuit seeking Department of Homeland Security evidence for the investigation of ChongLy Scott Thao's detention.
July 15, 2026For
Source: s3.documentcloud.org · researched July 18, 2026
As Ramsey County's Trial and Appellate Division director, Nguyen signed a formal demand for federal investigative records concerning the detention of ChongLy Scott Thao, including reports, officer identities, recordings, and interviews.
March 20, 2026For
Source: courthousenews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Nguyen joined Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's news conference supporting litigation to protect transgender youth from federal sports restrictions and publicly spoke against the administration's treatment of transgender children.
April 22, 2025For
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Nguyen testified before the Minnesota House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee in support of HF 146, legislation protecting access to gender-affirming care across state lines.
January 31, 2023For
Source: house.mn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
The National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association credited Hao Nguyen and Ramsey County Attorney John Choi for the work that launched NAPIPA's Minnesota chapter.
May 7, 2021For
Source: napipa.org · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- County Attorney · August 11, 2026 · Hennepin County, Minnesota
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.