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Wendy Phillips

Republican · MN · Business owner

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Wendy Phillips is a business owner and former Oronoco Planning and Zoning commissioner. She was the Republican nominee for Minnesota House District 25A in 2022 and has served in Olmsted County Republican and election-integrity roles.

Campaign Finance Information — Secretary of State

Campaign Finance Information · Secretary of State · August 11, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$10,750
Spent
$823

Source: Minnesota CFB · 2026 cycle

Track record

Government Efficiency

· 1 record

  • Proposed returning the state surplus, reducing income taxes, ending state taxation of Social Security income and inheritances, and ending the state gas tax.

    October 5, 2022For

    Source: medcitybeat.com · researched July 12, 2026

Election Integrity

· 3 records

  • Proposed ending or reducing mail voting, requiring identification that proves voter eligibility, and removing duplicate and deceased registrations from voter rolls.

    April 21, 2026For

    Source: nrhegstareagle.com · researched July 12, 2026

  • Announced support for voter identification and cleaning duplicate, deceased, or otherwise ineligible registrations from Minnesota's voter rolls.

    January 4, 2026For

    Source: kttc.com · researched July 12, 2026

  • Supported photo identification at polling places, provisional ballots for same-day registrants, and making Election Day a holiday.

    September 21, 2022For

    Source: postbulletin.com · researched July 12, 2026

Civil Rights

· 1 record

  • Described herself as pro-life while saying Minnesota's existing court precedent made abortion a judicial rather than legislative issue at that time.

    September 21, 2022Against

    Source: postbulletin.com · researched July 12, 2026

General

· 2 records

  • Moved to deny a proposed future-land-use amendment, rezoning, variances, and preliminary plat for a large Oronoco housing development; the Planning and Zoning Commission approved each denial motion 5-0, citing traffic, infrastructure, code-update, and process concerns.

    July 11, 2024

    Source: oronoco.com · researched July 12, 2026

  • Proposed returning Minnesota's budget surplus to taxpayers rather than spending it, arguing that households and local small businesses would benefit.

    September 21, 2022

    Source: postbulletin.com · researched July 12, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 1 record

  • Chaired an Otter Tail County Republican convention that state party leaders called illegitimate and unsanctioned; a First District committee later voted 44-13 to remove her from the state party executive committee, while Phillips maintained the convention was duly called under party rules and state law.

    April 13, 2024

    Source: postbulletin.com · researched July 12, 2026

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Profile last researched July 12, 2026.