Mike Lindell
Republican · MN · Founder and CEO, MyPillow
Mike Lindell is a Minnesota businessman, political activist, and the founder and chief executive of MyPillow. Born in Mankato and raised in Chaska and Carver, he has also founded a faith-based addiction-recovery network.
Campaign Finance Information — Governor & Lt Governor
Campaign Finance Information · Governor & Lt Governor · August 11, 2026
Data last updated July 24, 2026
- Raised
- $850,674
- Spent
- $812,568
Source: Minnesota CFB · 2026 cycle
Track record
Anti-Corruption
· 1 record
Mike Lindell hosted a three-day Cyber Symposium and offered a $5 million 'Prove Mike Wrong Challenge' over data he claimed showed foreign interference in the 2020 election.
August 10, 2021For
Source: apnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
Data Privacy
· 1 record
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Lindell's challenge to the FBI's 2022 seizure of his cellphone, leaving three lower-court rulings against his constitutional claims in place.
April 15, 2024For
Source: apnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 6 records
A federal court entered default judgment for FedEx, holding MyPillow liable for about $8.8 million and Lindell jointly liable for about $2.68 million after finding he made false payment representations.
August 1, 2025Against
Source: govinfo.gov · researched July 12, 2026
A Minnesota judge ordered MyPillow to pay nearly $778,000 in unpaid bills, interest, and fees to delivery company DHL.
January 8, 2025Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
A Minnesota court ordered MyPillow evicted from a Shakopee warehouse after Lindell confirmed that the company owed about $217,000 in unpaid rent.
March 27, 2024Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
Fox News stopped running MyPillow commercials in a payment dispute after Lindell acknowledged that the company owed the network $7.8 million.
January 12, 2024Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
The Better Business Bureau revoked MyPillow's accreditation and lowered its rating from A-plus to F, citing a pattern of complaints and its continuing buy-one-get-one promotion.
January 3, 2017Against
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
MyPillow agreed to pay $995,000 in civil penalties and contribute $100,000 to California charities to settle allegations that it made unsupported health and product claims.
November 1, 2016Against
Source: cbsnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
General
· 1 record
Mike Lindell founded MyPillow in Minnesota and became the company's chief executive and public face through its television infomercials.
December 11, 2025
Source: apnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 5 records
Liberty Vote, formerly Dominion Voting Systems, and Lindell confidentially settled and dismissed Dominion's $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit, with each side bearing its own costs.
July 1, 2026
Source: abcnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
A Minnesota federal judge granted Smartmatic partial summary judgment, ruling that 51 statements by Lindell and MyPillow were false and defamatory while leaving actual malice and damages for later proceedings.
September 26, 2025
Source: govinfo.gov · researched July 12, 2026
A federal court entered default judgment for FedEx, holding MyPillow liable for about $8.8 million and Lindell jointly liable for about $2.68 million after finding he made false payment representations.
August 1, 2025
Source: govinfo.gov · researched July 12, 2026
The Eighth Circuit vacated a $5 million arbitration award arising from Lindell's election-data challenge, ruling that the arbitrators had exceeded their authority under the contest rules.
July 23, 2025
Source: apnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
A Colorado federal jury found that Lindell and his media platform defamed former voting-system executive Eric Coomer and awarded Coomer $2.3 million in damages.
June 16, 2025
Source: apnews.com · researched July 12, 2026
Elections
- Governor & Lt Governor · August 11, 2026 · Minnesota
Profile last researched July 12, 2026.