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Keith Ellison

Democratic-Farmer-Labor · MN · Attorney General of Minnesota

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Keith Ellison has served as Minnesota attorney general since 2019. He previously represented Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2007 to 2019 and served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Before elective office, he practiced civil-rights and defense law and led the Legal Rights Center.

Campaign Finance Information — Attorney General

Campaign Finance Information · Attorney General · August 11, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$841,777
Spent
$385,533

Spending by outside groups

Money spent on this race by outside groups — such as PACs and super PACs — not by the candidate's own campaign. This spending is not coordinated with the candidate's campaign and does not go directly to the candidate.

Outside money spent opposing this candidate: $95,700

Groups that spent money opposing this candidate (1)
  • Minnesotans for Justice$95,700

    Funded entirely by Renew Minnesota, a business-backed fund that helps elect Republican state lawmakers. · transparencyusa.org · minnpost.com

Source: Minnesota CFB · 2026 cycle · register.cfb.mn.gov

Track record

Healthcare Affordability

· 3 records

  • Announced that the Purdue Pharma and Sackler settlement became effective, providing $59 million to Minnesota and bringing the office's opioid-company recoveries for Minnesota to $633 million across 21 settlements.

    May 1, 2026For

    Source: ag.state.mn.us · researched July 12, 2026

  • Reached a settlement with Sanofi that caps covered insulin products at $35 per monthly prescription for Minnesotans and provides free insulin to qualifying residents for five years.

    July 23, 2024For

    Source: ag.state.mn.us · researched July 12, 2026

  • Voted for House concurrence in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; the motion passed.

    March 21, 2010For

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 12, 2026

Immigration

· 1 record

  • Introduced H.R. 4386, the Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014; it became Public Law 113-156.

    April 3, 2014For

    Source: congress.gov · researched July 12, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records

  • As lead prosecutor in State v. Derek Chauvin, announced the jury's guilty verdicts in the murder of George Floyd.

    April 20, 2021For

    Source: ag.state.mn.us · researched July 12, 2026

  • Voted for passage of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013; the bill passed the House.

    February 28, 2013For

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 12, 2026

Election Integrity

· 1 record

  • Chief-authored Minnesota House File 3475 to prohibit deceptive election practices about the time, place, or manner of an election; the bill advanced from Civil Law and Elections to Public Safety Policy and Finance but received no later recorded action.

    March 13, 2006For

    Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026

Data Privacy

· 1 record

  • Voted against passage of H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; the bill passed the House.

    May 13, 2015Against

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 12, 2026

Civil Rights

· 2 records

  • Introduced H.R. 6048, the HBCU Investment Expansion Act; its final recorded action was referral to the House Ways and Means and Financial Services committees.

    September 15, 2016For

    Source: congress.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • Chief-authored Minnesota House Resolution 2 commemorating the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.; the House adopted the resolution.

    January 16, 2003For

    Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026

Corporate Accountability

· 8 records

  • Announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block over alleged deceptive Cash App safety, fraud-protection, and customer-service practices, with Minnesota receiving $638,924.

    July 8, 2026For

    Source: ag.state.mn.us · researched July 12, 2026

  • Announced that the Purdue Pharma and Sackler settlement became effective, providing $59 million to Minnesota and bringing the office's opioid-company recoveries for Minnesota to $633 million across 21 settlements.

    May 1, 2026For

    Source: ag.state.mn.us · researched July 12, 2026

  • Introduced H.R. 6096, the Reward Work Act; its final recorded action was referral to the House Financial Services Committee.

    June 13, 2018For

    Source: congress.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • Voted against House concurrence in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; the motion passed.

    December 20, 2017Against

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • Introduced H.R. 6411, the Inclusive Prosperity Act; its final recorded action was referral to the House Ways and Means Committee.

    September 14, 2012For

    Source: congress.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • Introduced H.R. 4766, the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2010; its final recorded action was referral to the House Financial Services Committee.

    March 4, 2010For

    Source: congress.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • Voted for House concurrence in the Senate amendments to H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; the motion passed.

    October 3, 2008For

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • Introduced H.R. 5963, the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2008; its final recorded action was referral to the House Financial Services Committee.

    May 5, 2008For

    Source: congress.gov · researched July 12, 2026

General

· 4 records

  • Received the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for reelection as attorney general.

    May 29, 2026

    Source: dfl.org · researched July 12, 2026

  • Minnesota House members introduced House Resolution 7 seeking his impeachment and alleging corrupt conduct; the official status remains as introduced.

    March 2, 2026

    Source: revisor.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • Voted against passage of S. 365, the Budget Control Act of 2011; the bill passed the House.

    August 1, 2011

    Source: clerk.house.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • His state-house campaign committee amended its 2002 report to disclose a $4,399.92 unpaid advertising bill after a Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board complaint; the Board found the reporting violation resolved, dismissed the separate radio-ad allegation, and closed the investigation.

    September 17, 2003

    Source: cfb.mn.gov · researched July 12, 2026

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