Anders Folk
MN
Anders Folk is a former federal prosecutor and former acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota who served in the Marines. He says his priorities are community safety and an impartial, well-run prosecutor's office.
Where Anders Folk stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
As acting U.S. Attorney, publicly condemned the 2017 bombing of the Dar al-Farooq mosque in Bloomington after the bomber got 53 years in prison. His office prosecuted the case.
September 13, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: justice.gov
As acting U.S. Attorney, announced federal charges against Minneapolis political strategist Anton Lazzaro for recruiting six minors for sex.
August 12, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: justice.gov
As acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, helped prosecute federal civil rights charges against four former Minneapolis police officers for George Floyd's death. A second indictment charged Derek Chauvin with hurting a 14-year-old in 2017.
May 7, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: justice.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
As acting U.S. Attorney, publicly condemned the 2017 bombing of the Dar al-Farooq mosque in Bloomington after the bomber got 53 years in prison. His office prosecuted the case.
September 13, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: justice.gov
As acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, helped prosecute federal civil rights charges against four former Minneapolis police officers for George Floyd's death. A second indictment charged Derek Chauvin with hurting a 14-year-old in 2017.
May 7, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: justice.gov
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Testified before the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee about al-Shabaab terrorist recruiting in Minnesota. He spoke as a former federal prosecutor on those cases.
July 27, 2011
Source: mprnews.org
Past races Anders Folk ran in:
- County Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Hennepin County, Minnesota
- County Attorney · August 11, 2026 · Hennepin County, Minnesota